hardware
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hardware/ˈhɑːdweə(r)/
▶noun
- 1 heavy military equipment such as tanks and missiles.
- 2 the machines, wiring, and other physical components of a computer. Compare with software.
- 3 tools, implements, and other items used in the home and in activities such as gardening.
'hardware' also found in these Oxford entries:
configuration
- debug
- footprint
- interface
- interwork
- ironmonger
- legacy
- multivendor
- off-board
- platform
- software
- stand-alone
- vapourware
- WIMP
