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 Definitions for Hardware: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Hardware \Hard"ware`\ (h[aum]rd"w[^a]r`), n.
1. Ware made of metal, as cutlery, kitchen utensils, and the
like; ironmongery.
[1913 Webster]
2. 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.
[PJC]
3. 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.
[PJC]
4. Specifically: (Military) The weapons, transport, and other
physical objects used in conducting a war.
[PJC]
5. (Slang) Weapons, especially handguns, carried on the
person; as, check your hardware at the door before
entering.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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hardware
n 1: major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)
2: instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal [syn:
ironware]
3: (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and
electrical components making up a computer system [syn: {computer
hardware}] [ant: software]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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46 Moby Thesaurus words for "hardware":
appliances, armaments, arms, brassware, chinaware, clayware,
components, computer, computer hardware, computer unit, copperware,
devices, dinnerware, durable goods, durables, earthenware,
electronic brain, electronic computer, enamelware, fixtures,
flatware, glassware, graniteware, hard goods, hollow ware,
housefurnishings, housewares, information machine, ironmongery,
ironware, kitchenware, machinery, materiel, metalware, munitions,
ovenware, silverware, sporting goods, stoneware, tableware,
thinking machine, tinware, tools, tools and machinery, white goods,
woodenware
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
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hardware
The physical, touchable, material parts of a
computer or other system. The term is used to distinguish
these fixed parts of a system from the more changable
software or data components which it executes, stores, or
carries.
Computer hardware typically consists chiefly of electronic
devices (CPU, memory, display) with some
electromechanical parts (keyboard, printer, disk drives,
tape drives, loudspeakers) for input, output, and storage,
though completely non-electronic (mechanical,
electromechanical, hydraulic, biological) computers have also
been conceived of and built.
See also firmware, wetware.
(1997-01-23)
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