hardware

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English hardware; equivalent to hard +‎ -ware; attested since the mid-15th century. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɑɹdˌwɛɹ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɑːdˌwɛə/ === Noun === hardware (uncountable) Fixtures, equipment, fasteners, 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. (informal) Equipment. military hardware (computing) The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software. (technology) Electronic equipment. Metal implements. (slang) A firearm. (slang) Medals or trophies. (Philippines) Ellipsis of 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 (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 2 July 2023 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English hardware. === Pronunciation === (aspirated h) IPA(key): /aʁ.dwɛʁ/ === Noun === hardware m (uncountable) (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) (Jersey, computing) hardware == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English hardware. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxard.wɛr/ Rhymes: -ardwɛr Syllabification: hard‧ware === Noun === hardware m inan (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) (computing) hardware (parts of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification) Coordinate term: software === Further reading === “hardware”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “hardware”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English hardware. === Noun === hardware n (uncountable) (computing) hardware ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English hardware. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxaɾdw̝eɾ/ [ˈxaɾð̞.w̝eɾ], /ˈaɾdweɾ/ [ˈaɾ.ð̞weɾ] === Noun === hardware m (plural hardwares) (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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 hardware | Diccionario panhispánico de dudas | RAE - ASALE algoritmo, software y hardware, cuatro claves de redacción | Fundéu Guzmán Ariza (fundeu.do)