hardware
Meaning
- (uncountable) Fixtures, equipment, fasteners, tools, and devices used for general-purpose construction and repair of a structure or object. Also such equipment as sold as stock by a store of the same name, e.g. hardware store.
- (informal, uncountable) Equipment.
- (uncountable) The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software.
- (uncountable) Electronic equipment.
- (uncountable) Metal implements.
- (slang, uncountable) A firearm.
- (slang, uncountable) Medals or trophies.
- (Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of hardware store.
Synonyms
computer hardware
mechanical equipment
metal fittings
hardware goods
bolts and locks
final product
Translations
Hardware
hardware
matériel informatique
hardware
hardware
donanım
hardwareFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhɑːdˌwɛə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English hardware; equivalent to hard + -ware; attested since the mid-15th century.
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