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hardware definition

hard·ware (härd′wer′)

noun

  1. articles made of metals, as tools, nails, fittings, utensils, etc.; often, specif., hinges, handles, locks, etc. used on doors, windows, etc.
  2. ☆ heavy military equipment, such as weapons, vehicles, missiles, etc.
  3. ☆
    1. apparatus used for controlling spacecraft, etc.
    2. Comput. the mechanical, magnetic, and electronic design, structure, and devices of a computer or computer system
    3. electronic or mechanical equipment that uses cassettes, disks, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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