hardware

/ˈhɑɹdˌwɛɹ/

IPA: /HH AA1 R D W EH0 R/

noun

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
Equipment.
“military hardware”
3
The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software.
4
Electronic equipment.
5
Metal implements.
6
A firearm.

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