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hardware

ˈhɑrdˌwɛr
WordNet
Furniture hardware design in the shape of an Egyptian head and a pair of feet.
Furniture hardware design in the shape of an Egyptian head and a pair of feet.
  1. (n) hardware
    (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
  2. (n) hardware
    major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)
  3. (n) hardware
    instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal
Illustrations
Sheet XXII. Cartouche with the text: Vdite la instructione del signore .... On the hardware in the top left and right corner is a peacock. From a series of 21 numbered cartouches with calligraphy in a frame of scrolls and fittings with grotesques, garlands and mascarons.
Sheet XXII. Cartouche with the text: Vdite la instructione del signore .... On the hardware in the top left and right corner is a peacock. From a series of 21 numbered cartouches with calligraphy in a frame of scrolls and fittings with grotesques, garlands and mascarons.
Two Luftwaffe soldiers are standing on the street at a billboard for hardware store De Haan & Co in the Halvemaansteeg in Amsterdam. So they are on the Rembrandtplein.
Two Luftwaffe soldiers are standing on the street at a billboard for hardware store De Haan & Co in the Halvemaansteeg in Amsterdam. So they are on the Rembrandtplein.
Cartouche with frame of roller and hardware. At the top a medallion with a bust in profile of Hubert Goltzius, flanked by his initials H and G. The print is part of a book about the emperors from Julius Caesar to Charles V and his brother Ferdinand.
Cartouche with frame of roller and hardware. At the top a medallion with a bust in profile of Hubert Goltzius, flanked by his initials H and G. The print is part of a book about the emperors from Julius Caesar to Charles V and his brother Ferdinand.
Four half matches in a frame of hardware. Three separate crowning elements at the top. Sheet M. The print is part of an album.
Four half matches in a frame of hardware. Three separate crowning elements at the top. Sheet M. The print is part of an album.
Four half matches in a frame of hardware. In the center a separate crowning element in the shape of an obelisk. Sheet L. The print is part of an album.
Four half matches in a frame of hardware. In the center a separate crowning element in the shape of an obelisk. Sheet L. The print is part of an album.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Hardware
    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.
  2. Hardware
    (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.
  3. Hardware
    (Military) The weapons, transport, and other physical objects used in conducting a war.
  4. Hardware
    Ware made of metal, as cutlery, kitchen utensils, and the like; ironmongery.
  5. Hardware
    Weapons, especially handguns, carried on the person; as, check your hardware at the door before entering.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) hardware
    Small metal articles, such as house- or carriage-trimmings, fittings, parts of machines, domestic and kitchen utensils and appliances, and small tools. For more convenient classification, such material is called builders' hardware, domestic hardware, carriage-hardware, etc.
  2. (n) hardware
    Alcoholic liquors.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (ns) Hardware
    trade name for all sorts of articles made of the baser metals, such as iron or copper
Quotations
Anyone can look for fashion in a boutique or history in a museum. The creative explorer looks for history in a hardware store and fashion in an airport.
Robert Wieder
Kin Hubbard
The fellow that owns his own home is always just coming out of a hardware store.
Kin Hubbard
Etymology

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary A.S. heard; Dut. hard, Ger. hart, Goth. hardus; allied to Gr. kratys, strong.

Usage in the news

Widest range of hardware choices. pcmag.com

I spoke to two developers that told me that the iPad can't even come close to the hardware horsepower the Xoom offers with Honeycomb 's new 3D rendering technology, allowing them to port 3D and PC games over to the mobile platform. pcmag.com

The small, craft beer brewery officially opens from 3-8 pm today at 1951 Fox Avenue in the railroad/industrial area off Phillips Field Road, near Florcraft and Samson Hardware. newsminer.com

Crown Ace Hardware in San Diego offers GE Energy Smart CFLs, which promise $59 in energy savings per bulb. homechannelnews.com

WebOS hardware stays with Personal Systems Group. indowsitpro.com

Avid Technology has announced a partnership with MOG Technologies to deliver a fully integrated end-to-end hardware and software ingest , and recording solutions for live and post-productions environments. tvtechnology.com

Arkansas Electric Cooperative Says Software Sensors Are Just as Good as Hardware Sensors, With Less Maintenance and Fewer Headaches. controlglobal.com

In today's highly dynamic information technology (IT) marketplace, businesses and other organizations routinely deploy heterogeneous IT networks consisting of hardware and software from multiple vendors. metrocorpcounsel.com

The new card eliminates the need for Ethernet switches and their associated hardware and implementation costs. controleng.com

Either hardware or software solutions (particularly those involving use of distributed smartphones) may be acceptable. popsci.com

Almost immediately, hardware manufacturers and carriers sought to distance themselves from Carrier IQ. csmonitor.com

Hotel Lock Firm's Security Fix Requires Hardware Changes For Millions Of Keycard Locks. forbes.com

Stunning hardware, but apps are sparse. money.cnn.com

Hardware Transactional Memory for GPU Architectures IS - 3 SN - 0272-1732 SP7 EP16 EPD - 7-16 A1. computer.org

So many memories I'm the daughter of Wray Stephens, an owner of Stephens Hardware, which closed earlier this month after 78 years in Fuquay-Varina. carynews.com

Usage in scientific papers

The simulation does not model all the details of the hardware.
Multiagent Control of Self-reconfigurable Robots

The two layers are connected via the middle layer which is 100M Ethernet. In order to preserve our investment in the hardware, the existing CAMAC hardware will remain. The CAMAC will be connected to the VME via CAMAC serial highway . The operator interface will be developed with EPICS DM2K.
A Prototype of Upgrading Bepc Control System

Now, hardware limitations make restrictictions on N .
Reply to ``Comment on `Properties of the massive Thirring model from the XYZ spin chain' "

In addition, while some VOs are focused on sharing of hardware resources (e.g., CPUs and storage), for others the primary motivation is to coordinate sharing of application services requiring access to both software and hardware.
Fine-Grained Authorization for Job Execution in the Grid: Design and Implementation

After the hardware, a program has to be developed.
Simple 8085 microprocessor compatible I/O card

Usage in literature

Sheet-copper can be purchased at a tinsmith's or at a hardware store. "How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical Apparatus" by Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew) St. John

On the contrary, she exports much more hardware to us than we buy from her. "Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 14, 1914" by Various

Meantime, he collected from the hardware store various cards with samples of different colors on them. "Hepsey Burke" by Frank Noyes Westcott

Such tubing can be obtained from any hardware store. "Boys' Book of Model Boats" by Raymond Francis Yates

Now, Sheffield can turn out the best hardware in the world, no one can deny that. "Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2)" by William Delisle Hay

In fact, very little hardware was wasted on any part of that cabin. "The Boy Settlers" by Noah Brooks

Brass handles instead of door knobs lend distinction to the hardware. "The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia" by Frank Cousins

Several kegs of nails, some hardware, and some sacks of cement were scattered in the road. "The Coyote" by James Roberts

Used to be Blands Hardware. "The Cuckoo Clock" by Wesley Barefoot

Ice cream freezers can be bought at any hardware store. "Desserts and Salads" by Gesine Lemcke

Usage in poetry
Sylvester is a widowed man,
Clerk in a hardware store;
I guess he does the best he can
To feed his kiddies four:
It sure is hard,—don't think it funny,
I've lately loaned him money.
"No Sunday Chicken" by Robert W Service Author object (576)
'T was a scandal and shame to the business-like street,
One terrible blot in a ledger so neat:
The shop full of hardware, but black as a hearse,
And the rest of the mansion a thousand times worse.
"The Dirty Old Man" by William Allingham Author object (689)