(computing) Of a storage medium: divided up by soft sectoring.

(military) The neutralization of an incoming munition by avoiding it rather than destroying it.

A bacterial disease of potatoes.

(computing) Synonym of warm boot / (television, film, fiction) A reboot of a series etc. in which continuity is retained with the previous material.

plural of soft reboot

(politics) Political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, media, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc., rather than by such "hard" means as military intervention or punitive economic measures.

plural of soft shoulder

(marketing) The release of a product or service, particularly software, to a limited audience in order to gain data on the product’s usage and acceptance by customers.

milt

simple past tense and past participle of soft-pedal