third-party software
Americannoun
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Naphat, 29, was expelled from the Games in December for "using unauthorised third-party software or hardware modification" during the Arena of Valor competition, a letter from a SEA Games delegate said at the time.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
Meanwhile, Three said it had "experienced disruption to voice services following an exceptional spike in network traffic triggered by a third-party software configuration change".
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025
When Will Mauldin tried to print shipping labels for the weekend orders at his woodworking company in Rockville, Md., on Monday, he couldn’t log in to the fulfillment system run by a third-party software provider.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025
But Microsoft, plainly, failed to take on board the necessity of vetting every piece of third-party software that could have an effect on its own customers — before it blew up their computer systems.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2024
Even powerful vendors such as Microsoft rely on the support of third-party software developers whose tools, programs, and computer games make an underlying software platform such as Windows more attractive to the mainstream consumer.
From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Williams, Sam
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