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hardware
- /ˈhɑɹdˌwɛɹ/ US
- /ˈhɑːdˌwɛə/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English hardware; equivalent to hard + -ware; attested since the mid-15th century.
noun
- 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.
- Equipment. military hardware
- 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.
- Electronic equipment.
- Metal implements. The designers have put their logo on the hardware of this bag here.
- A firearm.
- Medals or trophies.
- Ellipsis of hardware store
Similar: hardware
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ironware, computer hardware, machinery, apparatus, deployment, device, materiel, supplies, prop, equipment, machine, gear, stuff, property, ancillary, appliance
noun
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Translations
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noun electronic equipment
| Español | hardware, soporte físico, hárdwer |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | ηλεκτρονικός εξοπλισμός ilektronikós exoplismós |
| Română | hardware, aparatură |
| Русский | аппарату́ра apparatúra, хардве́р xardvér, обору́дование oborúdovanije |
noun fixtures, equipment, tools and devices
| Português | equipamento |
|---|---|
| Français | équipement |
| Deutsch | Eisenwaren |
| Italiano | ferramenta |
| Ελληνικά | δομικά υλικά domiká yliká |
| Română | echipament, componente fizice, componente materiale |
| Русский | стройматериа́лы strojmateriály |
noun equipment
| Русский | оборудование oborudovanije |
|---|
noun material part of a computer
| Español | hardware, soporte físico, hárdwer |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 하드웨어 hadeuweeo, 굳은모 gudeunmo |
| 日本語 | ハードウェア hādowea, ハード hādo |
| हिन्दी | हार्डवेयर hārḍaveyar |
| Kiswahili | maunzi ngumu |
| Português | hardware |
| Français | matériel, hardware, matériel informatique |
| Deutsch | Hardware |
| Italiano | hardware |
| Ελληνικά | υλισμικό ylismikó |
| Română | hardware, aparatură, aparataj |
| Русский | аппарату́ра apparatúra, хардве́р xardvér, аппара́тное обеспече́ние apparátnoje obespečénije, обору́дование oborúdovanije, железо železo |
| Tiếng Việt | cương liệu, phần cứng, phần máy |
| العربية | مَتاع الحاسب, المَتاع al-matāʕ |
| עברית | חומרה khomrá |
noun metal implements
| Español | fierros |
|---|---|
| Português | ferragens |
| Français | quincaillerie |
| Ελληνικά | σιδηρικά sidiriká, είδη κιγκαλερίας eídi kigkalerías |
noun slang: firearm
| Español | arma de fuego |
|---|---|
| Français | arme à feu |
| Ελληνικά | σιδερικό siderikó |
Talk about this word "hardware." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hardware. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hardware. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hardware "hardware." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hardware.Cite this
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title = {hardware},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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