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2012 Edition

national industry 511210

Software Publishers

Overview

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in computer software publishing or publishing and reproduction. Establishments in this industry carry out operations necessary for producing and distributing computer software, such as designing, providing documentation, assisting in installation, and providing support services to software purchasers. These establishments may design, develop, and publish, or publish only.

The immediate parent of national industry 511210 is international industry 51121: Software Publishers

2012 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Establishments primarily engaged in:
  • Reselling packaged software:are classified in Sector 42, Wholesale Trade or Sector 44-45, Retail Trade;
  • Providing access to software for clients from a central host site:are classified in Industry 518210, Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services;
  • Designing software to meet the needs of specific users:are classified in U.S. Industry 541511, Custom Computer Programming Services; and
  • Mass duplication of software:are classified in U.S. Industry 334614, Software and Other Prerecorded Compact Disc, Tape, and Record Reproducing.

Sub-Descriptions

  1. 511210 - Applications software, computer, packaged
  2. 511210 - Computer software publishers, packaged
  3. 511210 - Computer software publishing and reproduction
  4. 511210 - Games, computer software, publishing
  5. 511210 - Operating systems software, computer, packaged
  6. 511210 - Packaged computer software publishers
  7. 511210 - Programming language and compiler software publishers, packaged
  8. 511210 - Publishers, packaged computer software
  9. 511210 - Software computer, packaged, publishers
  10. 511210 - Software publishers
  11. 511210 - Software publishers, packaged
  12. 511210 - Utility software, computer, packaged

History

The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.

Edition Existed Equivalent Value
2002 511210
2007 511210
2012 511210
2017 511210
2022 513210

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

  1. 7372 - Prepackaged Software

Insurance Industry Mappings

Mappings are not available for this combination of NAICS code and edition.

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