The phrase "a set of programs" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a collection or group of software applications or computer programs that serve a specific purpose or function.
Example: "The software package includes a set of programs designed to enhance productivity and streamline workflow."
Alternatives: "a collection of programs" or "a group of applications".
We used "ReCombine"—a set of programs developed to analyze the meiotic recombination events from whole-genome sequencing and microarray data from yeast tetrads (Anderson et al. 2011).
These are the building blocks of a set of programs running from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Later this year, Adobe plans to release a set of programs that allow organisations to replace paper documents with digital ones, and to integrate them with enterprise software.
No wonder many start-ups are trying to improve on the spreadsheet.Juice Software, based in New York, has developed a set of programs that allow users to turn their spreadsheet into living documents.
In its most ambitious strategic shift since December 1995, when it decided to "embrace and extend" the Internet market, the company embarked this summer on an ambitious strategy called.Net, essentially creating a set of programs resembling an operating system that will live on the Internet rather than on individual desktop computers.
The Oxford English dictionary says an operating system is: "A set of programs for organising the resources and activities of a computer" – today, people respond to and embrace software that in some way organises their resources (like time and money) and activities (like work and play).
The effect of the enhanced internal electric field across Oxide Nitride Oxide (ONO) stack of nitrided nanoscale CT NVM was studied by designing a set of Program Verify (PV) levels settings.
Apple released a set of programming tools for outside developers in March, and recently said that 200,000 programmers had downloaded the tools.
It also markets WhereIGo, a set of programming tools that makes it easier to create virtual tours, pub crawls and alternative reality games for smartphones and GPS tools.
So this summer, a big step in its.NET strategy will be to provide a set of programming tools, called Visual Studio.NET, to start the ball rolling.
Amazon will release a set of programming guidelines that other companies including publishers of books and periodicals can use to create and sell applications for the Kindle.
