Found 4 hits - Term: hardware, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
hardware \hard"ware`\ haumrd"w^ar`, n.
1. ware made of metal, as cutlery, kitchen utensils, and the
like; ironmongery.
1913 webster
2. any of the physical objects used in carrying out an
activity, in contrast to the knowledge, skill, or theory
required to perform the activity; mostly used
collectively.
pjc
3. specifically: computers the sum of all the physical
objects, such as the electrical, mechanical, and
electronic devices which comprise a computer system; as,
the typical pc hardware suite consists of a mainboard and
a number of peripherals such as hard drives and speakers,
connected by adapter cards, but the input and output from
users occurs mostly through the keyboard and monitor;
contrasted with software, the programs executed by the
computer.
pjc
4. specifically: military the weapons, transport, and other
physical objects used in conducting a war.
pjc
5. slang weapons, especially handguns, carried on the
person; as, check your hardware at the door before
entering.
pjc
see also:
software
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
hardware
n 1: major items of military weaponry as tanks or missile
2: instrumentalities tools or implements made of metal syn:
ironware
3: computer science the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and
electrical components making up a computer system syn: computer
hardware ant: software
see also:
ironware computer hardware software
- [3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
46 moby thesaurus words for "hardware":
appliances, armaments, arms, brassware, chinaware, clayware,
components, computer, computer hardware, computer unit, copperware,
devices, dinnerware, durable goods, durables, earthenware,
electronic brain, electronic computer, enamelware, fixtures,
flatware, glassware, graniteware, hard goods, hollow ware,
housefurnishings, housewares, information machine, ironmongery,
ironware, kitchenware, machinery, materiel, metalware, munitions,
ovenware, silverware, sporting goods, stoneware, tableware,
thinking machine, tinware, tools, tools and machinery, white goods,
woodenware
- [4] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
hardware
the physical, touchable, material parts of a
computer or other system. the term is used to distinguish
these fixed parts of a system from the more changable
software or data components which it executes, stores, or
carries.
computer hardware typically consists chiefly of electronic
devices cpu, memory, display with some
electromechanical parts keyboard, printer, disk drives,
tape drives, loudspeakers for input, output, and storage,
though completely non-electronic mechanical,
electromechanical, hydraulic, biological computers have also
been conceived of and built.
see also firmware, wetware.
1997-01-23
see also:
software data cpu memory display printer
disk drives tape drives firmware wetware
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