What is the meaning of Hardware?

Fixtures, equipment, 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.

Equipment.

The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software.

Electronic equipment.

Metal implements.

A firearm.

Medals or trophies.

Short for hardware store.

Synonym of laitteisto (hardware) (physical equipment, as opposed to software)

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hardware (parts of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification)

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Source: wiktionary.org