From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfirmwarefirm‧ware /ˈfɜːmweə $ ˈfɜːrmwer/ noun [uncountable] technical TDinstructions to computers that are stored on chips rather than in programs → hardware(1), software
Examples from the Corpus
firmware• Search and retrieval is proprietary to Sony and is built into the firmware of the system.• In addition, it says manufacturers of multi-port board solutions are considering incorporating the window manager as a whole into their firmware products.From Longman Business Dictionaryfirmwarefirm‧ware /ˈfɜːmweəˈfɜːrmwer/ noun [uncountable]COMPUTING instructions to computers that are stored on CHIPs so that they can be done much faster, and cannot be changed or lostIn order to download firmware from their website, you will need the serial number of your camera.Manufacturers are considering incorporating the window manager into their firmware products. → see also hardware, software 