hardware

CEFRB2

/ˈhɑɹdˌwɛɹ/

noun

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In plain English

01
noun
The physical parts of a computer or electronic system.
02
noun
Extra detail
The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc.

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At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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Extra meanings

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.
Electronic equipment.
Metal implements.

In context

He needed a hammer, nails, screws, nuts, bolts and other assorted hardware, so he went to the hardware store.
The designers have put their logo on the hardware of this bag here.
He deals in hardware.

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BOWEN: The monster trucks of Mars rovers, joke scientists, equipped with an array of sophisticated hardware to look for signs of water and answer scientists questions.
2003 June 6, “Mission to Mars”, in CBS_Rather
It is one thing to see an intercooler as a simple entry in a textbook, but to witness the actual hardware as it crawled down the road was awe-inspiring.
2009 May, Lee S. Langston, “plowing new ground.”, in Mechanical Engineering, volume 131, number 5, page 40
Hardware is the generally accepted colloquism for anything inside a computer other than an engineer.
1952, R.L. Michaelson, “Binary Arithmetic”, in The Incorporated Statistician, volume 3, number 1 (Feb. 1952), pages 35–40
Smaller, turbocharged engines are one way to increase engine efficiency by 8 to 10 percent, but the extra hardware is expensive.
2011 January, “Swedish Sportster”, in Popular Mechanics, volume 188, number 1, page 27

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From Middle English hardware; equivalent to hard + -ware; attested since the mid-15th century.