Back محرك برمجي Arabic Motor de programari Catalan Engine Czech Engine German موتور نرمافزاری Persian 소프트웨어 엔진 Korean Silnik (informatyka) Polish මෘදුකාංග එන්ජිම Singhalese Motor (datalogi) Swedish Yazılım motoru Turkish
A software engine is a core component of a complex software system. The word "engine" is a metaphor of a car's engine. Thus a software engine is a complex subsystem. There is no formal guideline for what should be called an engine, but the term has become widespread in the software industry.