firmware
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firmware
Where it comes from
From firm + -ware. Coined in an article in 1967 as an intermediary term between hardware and software.
noun
- A permanent form of software that provides a low-level control of computing device hardware.
- Software that is intended for such embedded computer applications.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: software, warmware, softwear, hardware, computer program, system software, environment, programming, hypervisor, computerware, simware, wetware, bundleware, computer code, freedomware, device driver
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noun firmware
| Español | firmware, soporte lógico inalterable |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 펌웨어 peomweeo |
| 日本語 | ファームウェア fāmuwea |
| 中文 | 固件 gùjiàn, 韌體 /韧体 rèntǐ, 塑體 /塑体 sùtǐ |
| Português | firmware |
| Français | micrologiciel, firmware, logiciel interne, microprogramme |
| Deutsch | Firmware |
| Italiano | firmware |
| Русский | микропрогра́мма mikroprográmma, проши́вка prošívka, фи́рмвер fírmver, фирмве́р firmvér, встроенное ПО vstrojennoje PO |
| Tiếng Việt | phần lõi |
| العربية | بَرْنَامِج ثَابِت barnāmij ṯābit |
| עברית | קושחה |
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title = {firmware},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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