firmware

Meaning

  1. (uncountable) A permanent form of software that provides a low-level control of computing device hardware.
  2. (uncountable) Software that is intended for such embedded computer applications.

Translations

microprogramari

logiciel interne

microcode

software residente nel sistema

firmware

microprogramum

Etymology

From firm + -ware, coined in an article in 1967 as an intermediary term between hardware and software.

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