Definitions for HARDWARE
ˈhɑrdˌwɛərhard·ware

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. hardwarenoun

   major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)

2. hardware, ironwarenoun

   instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal

3. hardware, computer hardwarenoun

   (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system

GCIDERate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. Hardwarenoun

   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. Hardwarenoun

   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.

3. Hardwarenoun

   Specifically: (Military) The weapons, transport, and other physical objects used in conducting a war.

4. Hardwarenoun

   (Slang) Weapons, especially handguns, carried on the person; as, check your hardware at the door before entering.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hardwarenoun

   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.

   He needed a hammer, nails, screws, nuts, bolts and other assorted hardware, so he went to the hardware store.

2. hardwarenoun

   Equipment.

   military hardware

3. hardwarenoun

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

4. hardwarenoun

   Electronic equipment.

5. hardwarenoun

   Metal implements.

6. hardwarenoun

   A firearm.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hardwarenoun

   Manufactures of metal.

   Etymology: hard and ware.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hardware

   Hardware refers to the physical components of a computer system or electronic device that enables it to function. This includes elements like the central processing unit (CPU), memory, monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers, and other tangible parts. Hardware works in tandem with software to carry out various computing tasks.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hardwarenoun

   ware made of metal, as cutlery, kitchen utensils, and the like; ironmongery

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hardware

   A computer and connected devices, equipment, technology and all elements of computer structures and systems.

   The hardware was simple to identify it had its own serial number.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 12, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HARDWARE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hardware is ranked #128249 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Hardware surname appeared 133 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Hardware.
   
   84.2% or 112 total occurrences were Black.
   7.5% or 10 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   4.5% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.
   3.7% or 5 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Instrumentality
   • Military
   • Weaponry

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'HARDWARE' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4441

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'HARDWARE' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4252

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'HARDWARE' in Nouns Frequency: #1790

How to pronounce HARDWARE?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say HARDWARE in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of HARDWARE in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of HARDWARE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of HARDWARE in a Sentence

1. Lisa Haisha:

   Basically, the conscious mind is like the hardware of your computer. The subconscious mind is its operating system. It’s composed of code—or all those underlying patterns and connections that were laid down during your childhood. You can’t see that code, but it runs the show. It’s the engine that determines how you react to the world at large versus how you respond to it.

2. Zhao Gang:

   We would never touch hardware production. We want to be a supporter and enabler of our partner.

3. Ian Fogg:

   Apple is the most successful [phone] company and Apple believes that only by integrating hardware and software together can you create great products. This [announcement] is a statement by Google that they believe Apple is right.

4. Tom Forte:

   Apple seems to be more willing than it has been historically to open up some of its services outside of its [ hardware ] ecosystem as a way to drive adoption, and also as a way to compete more effectively against other large scale tech players such as Facebook and Google.

5. Bill Russo:

   They managed to stop the bleeding and increase average selling price, good sign, but they need to do more to localize their business model to address the growth in non-hardware related mobility and digital services if they are to recapture growth.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=HARDWARE
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=HARDWARE
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hardware
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=HARDWARE
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/HARDWARE
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html