What does "hardware" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "hardware"?

Common synonyms include: appliance, appliances, armaments, arms, brassware, chinaware.

How do you pronounce "hardware"?

Pronounced //ˈhɑɹdˌwɛɹ//.

Hardware

//ˈhɑɹdˌwɛɹ// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

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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. uncountable
"He needed a hammer, nails, screws, nuts, bolts and other assorted hardware, so he went to the hardware store."
2
(computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system wordnet
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Equipment. informal, uncountable
"military hardware"
4
major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile) wordnet
5
The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software. uncountable
"Hardware is the generally accepted colloquism for anything inside a computer other than an engineer."

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instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal wordnet
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Electronic equipment. uncountable
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Metal implements. uncountable
"The designers have put their logo on the hardware of this bag here."
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A firearm. slang, uncountable
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Medals or trophies. slang, uncountable
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Ellipsis of hardware store. Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable