hardware

English Online Dictionary. What means hardware‎? What does hardware mean?

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːdˌwɛə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑɹdˌwɛɹ/

Noun

hardware (uncountable)

1. 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.

2. (informal) Equipment.

   military hardware
4. (computing) The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software.
5. (technology) Electronic equipment.
6. Metal implements.

7. (slang) A firearm.
8. (slang) Medals or trophies.
9. (Philippines) Short for hardware store.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

• → Amharic: ሃርድዌር (hardəwer)

Translations

Further reading

• hardware on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Etymology

English hardware

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːdweø/, [ˈhɑ̝ːdwe̞ø̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑːdweø

Noun

hardware

1. (anglicism, computing, electronics) Synonym of laitteisto (“hardware”) (physical equipment, as opposed to software)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “hardware”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English.

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /aʁ.dwɛʁ/

Noun

hardware m (uncountable)

1. (computing) hardware

   Synonym: matériel

Further reading

• “hardware”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from English hardware.

Noun

hardware m (uncountable)

1. (Jersey, computing) hardware

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English hardware.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxard.wɛr/
• Rhymes: -ardwɛr
• Syllabification: hard‧ware

Noun

hardware m inan

1. (computer hardware) hardware (material part of a computer)

   Synonym: sprzęt komputerowy

   Coordinate term: software

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• hardware in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• hardware in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English hardware.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hard‧wa‧re

Noun

hardware m (plural hardwares)

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

   Coordinate term: software

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English hardware.

Noun

hardware n (uncountable)

1. (computing) hardware

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English hardware.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxaɾdweɾ/ [ˈxaɾ.ð̞weɾ]
• IPA^(key): /ˈxarweɾ/ [ˈxa.rweɾ]
• IPA^(key): /ˈxaɾɡweɾ/ [ˈxaɾ.ɣ̞weɾ]

Noun

hardware m (plural hardwares)

1. (computing) hardware

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

Further reading

• “hardware”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
• hardware | Diccionario panhispánico de dudas | RAE - ASALE
• algoritmo, software y hardware, cuatro claves de redacción | Fundéu Guzmán Ariza (fundeu.do)