The spectrums that define software “type”

• Single user to multi-user
• Individual to collaborative
• Asynchronous to synchronous
• Single-culture to multi-culture
• Passive to active use
• One-off to ongoing use
• Practical to promotional
• Consumption to creation
• Indirect to direct manipulation
• Textual to graphical interface
• Simple to complex
• Windowed to full-screen
• Single pane to multi-pane