- 1 (computing) the machinery and electronic parts of a computer system compare software Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectivecomputer, military, new, … … of hardwarepiece verb + hardwaredesign, develop, provide, … hardware + nouncomponent, device, product, … See full entry See related entries: Computer hardware
- 2(British English also ironmongery) tools and equipment that are used in the house and garden/yard a hardware shop Wordfinderstoreappliances, cookware, fashion, furnishings, hardware, linen, lingerie, menswear, stationery, store See related entries: Types of stores, Departments in stores
- 3the equipment, machinery and vehicles used to do something tanks and other military hardware Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectivecomputer, military, new, … … of hardwarepiece verb + hardwaredesign, develop, provide, … hardware + nouncomponent, device, product, … See full entry Extra examples The laptop drawing tablet is a very useful piece of hardware. This application runs on a wide variety of hardware platforms. We supply computer hardware to businesses. companies selling military hardware supplying computer hardware to business It seems you’ve got a hardware problem; the disk drive is stuck. The cargo consisted entirely of military hardware—rifles, machine guns, hand grenades and rockets. Where do you buy your hardware around here? a hardware store
hardware
nounBrE BrE//ˈhɑːdweə(r)//; NAmE NAmE//ˈhɑːrdwer//
[uncountable] Types of stores, Computer hardware, Departments in storesCheck pronunciation: hardware
