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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a person who is weak and excessively sentimental;
[syn: softy, softie]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

softy
    n 1: a person who is weak and excessively sentimental [syn:
         softy, softie]


The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

softy

   (IBM) Hardware hackers' term for a software expert who is
   largely ignorant of the mysteries of hardware.

   (1995-01-11)



The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):

softy
 n.

    [IBM] Hardware hackers' term for a software expert who is largely ignorant
    of the mysteries of hardware.