firmware en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Medieval Latin firma Medieval Latin fermader. Old French fermebor. Middle English ferme English firm Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Germanic *samþuz /*samftuz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English softwarebf. English -ware English firmware From firm + -ware. Coined in an article in 1967 as an intermediary term between hardware and software.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A permanent form of software that provides a low-level control of computing device hardware.
- (uncountable) Software that is intended for such embedded computer applications.
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Translations (63)
be убудаванае ПЗ (firmware) · mi pūmanamārō (firmware) · hy ներկառուցված ծրագրաշար (firmware) · nb fastvare (firmware) · id peranti tegar (firmware) · hy պռաշիվկա (firmware) · eo integrita programaro (firmware) · cmn 固件 (firmware) · ru микропрогра́мма (firmware) · fi sulautettu ohjelma (firmware) · mk фирмвер (firmware) · pl oprogramowanie sprzętowe (firmware) · sv firmware (firmware) · ko 펌웨어 (firmware) · sh ugrađeni softver (firmware) · pt firmware (firmware) · ru проши́вка (firmware) · uk мікропрограма (firmware) · tr donanım yazılımı (firmware) · cmn 韌體 /韧体 (firmware) · ms perisian tegar (firmware) · hu készülékszoftver (firmware) · ru фирмве́р (firmware) · lt įmontuotoji programinė įranga (firmware) · fi firmis (firmware) · uk вбудоване ПЗ (firmware) · it firmware (firmware) · hu firmware (firmware) · hy ներկառուցված ծրագրային ապահովում (firmware) · sl strojna programska oprema (firmware) · es firmware (firmware) · mk вграден софтвер (firmware) · tr bellenim (firmware) · is fastbúnaður (firmware) · be прашыўка (firmware) · fr logiciel interne (firmware) · ka მიკროპროგრამა (firmware) · fi firmware (firmware) · fi laiteohjelma (program) (firmware) · sh firmver (firmware) · fr firmware (firmware) · sv fast programvara (firmware) · sv inbyggd programvara (firmware) · fr micrologiciel (firmware) · ru фи́рмвер (firmware) · cy cadarnwedd (firmware) · id perangkat tegar (firmware) · ru встроенное ПО (firmware) · eo firmprogramo (firmware) · cmn 塑體 /塑体 (firmware) · ar بَرْنَامِج ثَابِت (firmware) · th เฟิร์มแวร์ (firmware) · pl oprogramowanie układowe (firmware) · fi laiteohjelmisto (firmware) · he קושחה (firmware) · nn fastvare (firmware) · vi phần lõi (firmware) · ja ファームウェア (firmware) · eo firmvaro (firmware) · fr microprogramme (firmware) · de Firmware (firmware) · es soporte lógico inalterable (firmware) · eo mikroprogramaro (firmware)