Definition of hardware noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hardware

noun

/ˈhɑːdweə(r)/

/ˈhɑːrdwer/

[uncountable]

(computing) the machines and electronic parts in a computer or other electronic system
- We supply computer hardware to businesses.
compare software
Extra Examples
- The laptop drawing tablet is a very useful piece of hardware.
- This application runs on a wide variety of hardware platforms.
- It seems you've got a hardware problem; the disk drive is stuck.
Topics Computersc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- computer
- military
- new
- …
… of hardware
- piece
verb + hardware
- design
- develop
- provide
- …
hardware + noun
- component
- device
- product
- …
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(also British English, old-fashioned ironmongery)
tools and equipment that are used in the house and garden
- a hardware shop/store
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Topics Shoppingc1
the equipment, machines and vehicles used to do something
- tanks and other military hardware
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- computer
- military
- new
- …
… of hardware
- piece
verb + hardware
- design
- develop
- provide
- …
hardware + noun
- component
- device
- product
- …
See full entry

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