What does hardware mean?
Definitions for hardware
ˈhɑrdˌwɛərhard·ware
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word hardware.
Princeton's WordNet
hardwarenoun
major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)
hardware, ironwarenoun
instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal
hardware, computer hardwarenoun
(computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
GCIDE
Hardwarenoun
Any of the physical objects used in carrying out an activity, in contrast to the knowledge, skill, or theory required to perform the activity; mostly used collectively.
Hardwarenoun
Specifically: (Computers) The sum of all the physical objects, such as the electrical, mechanical, and electronic devices which comprise a computer system; as, the typical PC hardware suite consists of a mainboard and a number of peripherals such as hard drives and speakers, connected by adapter cards, but the input and output from users occurs mostly through the keyboard and monitor; contrasted with software, the programs executed by the computer.
Hardwarenoun
Specifically: (Military) The weapons, transport, and other physical objects used in conducting a war.
Hardwarenoun
(Slang) Weapons, especially handguns, carried on the person; as, check your hardware at the door before entering.
Wiktionary
hardwarenoun
Fixtures, equipment, 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.
hardwarenoun
Equipment.
military hardware
hardwarenoun
The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software.
hardwarenoun
Electronic equipment.
hardwarenoun
Metal implements.
hardwarenoun
A firearm.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Hardwarenoun
Manufactures of metal.
Etymology: hard and ware.
ChatGPT
hardware
Hardware refers to the physical components of a computer system or electronic device that enables it to function. This includes elements like the central processing unit (CPU), memory, monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers, and other tangible parts. Hardware works in tandem with software to carry out various computing tasks.
Webster Dictionary
Hardwarenoun
ware made of metal, as cutlery, kitchen utensils, and the like; ironmongery
Editors Contribution
hardware
A computer and connected devices, equipment, technology and all elements of computer structures and systems.
The hardware was simple to identify it had its own serial number.
Submitted by MaryC on February 12, 2020
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
HARDWARE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hardware is ranked #128249 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Hardware surname appeared 133 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Hardware.
84.2% or 112 total occurrences were Black.
7.5% or 10 total occurrences were of two or more races.
4.5% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.
3.7% or 5 total occurrences were White.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'hardware' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4441
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'hardware' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4252
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'hardware' in Nouns Frequency: #1790
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hardware in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hardware in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of hardware in a Sentence
This says that the Surface might be dead and Microsoft understands that they are very good at productivity but not at hardware.
Over time, the diversification of Japanese and American bases( individual or joint) will be a trend, the alliance would be more resilient if bases and hardware were more dispersed.
Hardware and software are still selling well - it’s a different situation from previous consoles in their fifth year.
From a hardware standpoint, I think you can make the argument that it's been more iterative than revolutionary, but I think that diminishes Apple CEO Tim CookFrom contribution to the company, apple CEO Tim CookFrom said...' What can Apple Arcade be ? Apple Arcade can be Apple Arcade, Apple Arcade can be Apple Arcade, Apple Arcade can be much more than the App Store.'.
This trial is just the beginning. This is the very first participant that's been in the trial, and the first set of experiments that were part of this trial to show that this is possible, on the hardware side, we need to build systems that have higher data resolution to record more information from the brain, and more quickly. On the algorithm side, we need to have systems that can translate these very complex signals from the brain into spoken words, not text but actually oral, audible spoken words.
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- المعداتArabic
- হার্ডওয়্যারBengali
- maquinariCatalan, Valencian
- hardware, zbraňCzech
- hardware, isenkram, maskinel, udstyr, maskine, våbenDanish
- Hardware, EisenwarenGerman
- υλικού, δομικά υλικά, σιδηρικά, είδη κιγκαλερίας, βαρύς στρατιωτικός εξοπλισμός, υλισμικό, ηλεκτρονικός εξοπλισμόςGreek
- aparataroEsperanto
- fierros, arma de fuego, hardwareSpanish
- laitteisto, tuliase, rautatavara, rautaFinnish
- matériel, quincaillerie, arme à feuFrench
- crua-earraíIrish
- bathar-cruaidhScottish Gaelic
- yiarnreyManx
- hardwareItalian
- חוּמרָהHebrew
- ハード, ハードウェアJapanese
- 하드웨어, 굳은모Korean
- hardwareLatin
- perkakasanMalay
- ħardwerMaltese
- hardwareDutch
- maskinvareNorwegian
- sprzętPolish
- ferragens, hardwarePortuguese
- hardware, echipament, aparatură, aparataj, dotare tehnicăRomanian
- хардвер, оборудование, аппаратураRussian
- سامگري, ڳڻپيوگريSindhi
- računalna sklopovska podrška, tvrdovlje, sklopovlje, željezarija, strojevina, tvrdotvorina, hardver, čvrstovlje, strojna opremaSerbo-Croatian
- hårdvara, maskinvaraSwedish
- donanımTurkish
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