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. These establishments may publish and distribute software remotely through subscriptions and downloads.
The immediate parent of national industry 511210 is international industry 51121: Software Publishers
2017 NAICS Edition Cross References
- Reselling packaged software--are classified in Sector 42, Wholesale Trade, or Sector 44-45, Retail Trade;
- Providing access for clients to software published by others 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
- 511210 - Applications development and publishing, except on a custom basis
- 511210 - Applications software, computer, packaged
- 511210 - Computer software publishers, packaged
- 511210 - Computer software publishing and reproduction
- 511210 - Games, computer software, publishing
- 511210 - Operating systems software, computer, packaged
- 511210 - Packaged computer software publishers
- 511210 - Programming language and compiler software publishers, packaged
- 511210 - Publishers, packaged computer software
- 511210 - Software computer, packaged, publishers
- 511210 - Software publishers
- 511210 - Software publishers, packaged
- 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
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