hardware en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɑɹdˌwɛɹ/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈhɑːdˌwɛə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English hardware; equivalent to hard + -ware; attested since the mid-15th century.
Meanings
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(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.
He needed a hammer, nails, screws, nuts, bolts and other assorted hardware, so he went to the hardware store.
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(informal, uncountable) Equipment.
It is one thing to see an intercooler as a simple entry in a textbook, but to witness the actual hardware as it crawled down the road was awe-inspiring.
2009 May, Lee S. Langston, “plowing new ground.”, in Mechanical Engineering, volume 131, number 5, page 40:military hardware
BOWEN: The monster trucks of Mars rovers, joke scientists, equipped with an array of sophisticated hardware to look for signs of water and answer scientists questions.
2003 June 6, “Mission to Mars”, in CBS_Rather:Smaller, turbocharged engines are one way to increase engine efficiency by 8 to 10 percent, but the extra hardware is expensive.
2011 January, “Swedish Sportster”, in Popular Mechanics, volume 188, number 1, page 27:
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(uncountable) The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc.
Hardware is the generally accepted colloquism for anything inside a computer other than an engineer.
1952, R.L. Michaelson, “Binary Arithmetic”, in The Incorporated Statistician, volume 3, number 1 (Feb. 1952), pages 35–40:
- (uncountable) Electronic equipment.
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(uncountable) Metal implements.
The designers have put their logo on the hardware of this bag here.
- (slang, uncountable) A firearm.
- (slang, uncountable) Medals or trophies.
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(Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of hardware store.
alt of hardware store
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Deriveds
hardware wallet · hardware-accelerated · hardware node · hardware disease · hardware cloth · hardwareless · hardware description language · hardware store · hardwareman · biohardware · nonhardware · hardware acceleration · hardware engineer · hardwarily
Descendants
Holonyms
Hyponyms
card · parallel port · ROM · motherboard · USB port · fan · bus · cache · processor · RAM · port · memory · hard drive · serial port
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Translations (226)
sh sklȍpōvlje (electronic equipment) · da skydevåben (slang: firearm) · el υλισμικό (material part of a computer) · az avadanlıq (equipment) · id peralatan (equipment) · io aparataro (material part of a computer) · es soporte físico (electronic equipment) · nan-hbl 硬體 /硬体 (material part of a computer) · sh скло̏по̄вље (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · bg железари́я (metal implements) · gv yiarnrey (metal implements) · fr quincaillerie (metal implements) · ro componente fizice (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · ja ハードウェア (material part of a computer) · az aparat təminatı (material part of a computer) · cy caledwedd (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · sh čvrstovlje (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · sh hȁrdvēr (electronic equipment) · id perlengkapan (equipment) · el σιδηρικά (metal implements) · pl artykuły żelazne (equipment) · uk прила́ддя (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · uz apparat ta'minot (material part of a computer) · pl sprzęt (equipment) · sw maunzi ngumu (material part of a computer) · tk apparat üpjünçiligi (material part of a computer) · ca maquinari (material part of a computer) · nl hardware (material part of a computer) · da maskinel (electronic equipment) · es hardware (electronic equipment) · sh тврдотворина (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · tr donanım (electronic equipment) · ro aparatură (material part of a computer) · ca equipament (equipment) · uk обла́днання (equipment) · sh tvrdotvorina (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · da hardware (material part of a computer) · gl hardware (material part of a computer) · sh стројевина (material part of a computer) · ro hardware (electronic equipment) · nrf hardware (material part of a computer) · ru обору́дование (electronic equipment) · ru обору́дование (material part of a computer) · ro hardware (material part of a computer) · hu berendezés (equipment) · nb maskinvare (electronic equipment) · sh tvrdotvorina (material part of a computer) · uk апарату́ра (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · sh скло̏по̄вље (electronic equipment) · sh tvrdovlje (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · nn maskinvare (material part of a computer) · sv hårdvara (material part of a computer) · fi kalusto (equipment) · gd bathar-cruaidh (material part of a computer) · hu felszerelés (equipment) · es fierros (metal implements) · lt aparatūra (material part of a computer) · sh чврстовље (material part of a computer) · pl sprzęt komputerowy (material part of a computer) · uk те́хніка (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · bg железари́я (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · nb jernvare (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · it ferramenta (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · ms peralatan (equipment) · ur ہارڈ ویئر (material part of a computer) · fi tykki (slang: firearm) · ru аппарату́ра (electronic equipment) · el σιδερικό (slang: firearm) · kmr hişkalav (material part of a computer) · hu vasáru (metal implements) · lt aparatūra (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · ru железо (material part of a computer) · nan-hbl 硬體 /硬体 (electronic equipment) · pl artykuły metalowe (metal implements) · da udstyr (metal implements) · pt equipamento (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · nn jarnvare (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · sh тврдовље (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · es soporte físico (material part of a computer) · cs hardware (material part of a computer) · bn হার্ডওয়্যার (electronic equipment) · hu iparcikk (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · mr हार्डवेअर (material part of a computer) · id perangkat keras (material part of a computer) · ca ferreteria (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · fr équipement (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · az avadanlıq (material part of a computer) · ro aparatură (electronic equipment) · lv aparatūra (material part of a computer) · ru аппарату́ра (material part of a computer) · he חומרה (material part of a computer) · ro echipament (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · sh željezàrija (metal implements) · fi rakennustarvikkeet (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · sh ха̏рдве̄р (material part of a computer) · ms kelengkapan (equipment) · sh скло̏по̄вље (material part of a computer) · pt hardware (material part of a computer) · sh жељеза̀рија (metal implements) · ga crua-earraí (material part of a computer) · da isenkram (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · es hárdwer (material part of a computer) · gl equipamento (equipment) · tr donanım (material part of a computer) · bg ха́рдуер (material part of a computer) · cmn 硬體 /硬体 (electronic equipment) · ur مصنع کثیف (material part of a computer) · lv aparatūra (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · cs zbraň (slang: firearm) · id peralatan (material part of a computer) · fi hardware (material part of a computer) · sv järnvara (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · ru аппара́тное обеспече́ние (material part of a computer) · rgn ferâm (metal implements) · es hardware (material part of a computer) · mt ħardwer (material part of a computer) · ms perkakasan (material part of a computer) · jv ꦥꦶꦫꦤ꧀ꦠꦶ ꦏꦱꦂ (material part of a computer) · sd ڳڻپيوگري (electronic equipment) · fi rauta (material part of a computer) · hi हार्डवेयर (material part of a computer) · cmn 硬設備 /硬设备 (material part of a computer) · pl hardware (material part of a computer) · sd سامگري (metal implements) · ro componente materiale (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · be апаратнае забеспячэнне (material part of a computer) · nn jernvare (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · fi hardis (material part of a computer) · es arma de fuego (slang: firearm) · ru оборудование (equipment) · sh тврдовље (material part of a computer) · bg обору́дване (equipment) · fr arme à feu (slang: firearm) · el ηλεκτρονικός εξοπλισμός (electronic equipment) · gl ferralla (metal implements) · ar مَتاع الحاسب (material part of a computer) · gl soporte físico (material part of a computer) · gl ferramentas (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · uk вогнепа́льна збро́я (slang: firearm) · cs hardware (electronic equipment) · it hardware (material part of a computer) · fr matériel informatique (material part of a computer) · cmn 硬件 (electronic equipment) · hu szerszámáru (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · cmn 硬件 (material part of a computer) · de Hardware (material part of a computer) · vi phần cứng (material part of a computer) · fi elektroniikka (electronic equipment) · ru хардве́р (electronic equipment) · fy hardware (material part of a computer) · fi laitteisto (electronic equipment) · sh hȁrdvēr (material part of a computer) · yue 硬件 (material part of a computer) · uk апаратне забезпечення (material part of a computer) · uk обла́днання (electronic equipment) · is vélbúnaður (material part of a computer) · sh стројевина (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · sh čvrstovlje (material part of a computer) · uk апара́тне забезпе́чення (electronic equipment) · bo འཁྲེགས་ཆས (material part of a computer) · pl sprzęt (electronic equipment) · uk метале́ве знаря́ддя (metal implements) · pt ferragens (metal implements) · fr hardware (material part of a computer) · sh strojevina (material part of a computer) · no utstyr (equipment) · ru стройматериа́лы (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · sh sklȍpōvlje (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · bn হার্ডওয়্যার (material part of a computer) · da udstyr (equipment) · cy caledwedd (material part of a computer) · fa سختافزار (material part of a computer) · id peranti keras (material part of a computer) · de Eisenwaren (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · pl artykuły żelazne (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · ar المَتاع (material part of a computer) · el είδη κιγκαλερίας (metal implements) · hu hardver (material part of a computer) · ko 하드웨어 (material part of a computer) · lt techninė įranga (material part of a computer) · io hardwaro (material part of a computer) · ro aparataj (material part of a computer) · hu barkácsáru (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · fi laitteisto (material part of a computer) · ko 굳은모 (material part of a computer) · vi phần máy (material part of a computer) · da hardware (electronic equipment) · nl ijzerwaren (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · sh чврстовље (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · sh računalna sklopovska podrška (material part of a computer) · hu eszközök (equipment) · mi pūmārō (material part of a computer) · sh tvrdovlje (material part of a computer) · yue 硬件 (electronic equipment) · sh тврдотворина (material part of a computer) · ru хардве́р (material part of a computer) · fy izerwaren (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · hu fémáru (metal implements) · nb maskinvare (material part of a computer) · lt aparatinė įranga (material part of a computer) · uk те́хніка (equipment) · sh стројна опрема (material part of a computer) · ja ハード (material part of a computer) · tr hırdavat (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · th ฮาร์ดแวร์ (material part of a computer) · ca ferramenta (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · fi rautatavara (metal implements) · cmn 硬體 /硬体 (material part of a computer) · gl ferramenta (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · eo aparataro (material part of a computer) · sh strojevina (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · be абсталяванне (material part of a computer) · el δομικά υλικά (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · jv peralatan (equipment) · vi cương liệu (material part of a computer) · pdt Iesawoakj (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · es hárdwer (electronic equipment) · hu iparáru (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) · sh рачунална склоповска подршка (material part of a computer) · sv maskinvara (material part of a computer) · sh ха̏рдве̄р (electronic equipment) · gl quincalla (metal implements) · sh sklȍpōvlje (material part of a computer) · uk апара́тне забезпе́чення (material part of a computer) · sh strojna oprema (material part of a computer) · fr matériel (material part of a computer)