On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 6:49:27 PM UTC-4, wrote:
Who/what organization invented/coined the word "Software"?
I can't remember the first time I heard the word used at Bell Labs where I worked from 1957 -2001.

Although the answer has been provided, I can't help but wondering:

Why didn't you google "software etymology" ?

Cindy Hamilton