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hardware
/ˈhɑɹdˌwɛɹ/
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What does hardware mean?
noun
- 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.
- The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc.
More meanings (5)
noun
- Electronic equipment.
- Metal implements.
- (slang) A firearm.
- (slang) Medals or trophies.
- Ellipsis of hardware store.
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IPA pronunciation
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They haunted the house-furnishing floors of the great department houses, inspecting and pricing ranges, hardware, china, and the like.
For this you will need twenty-four aluminum or iron sockets which may be purchased at a foundry or hardware shop.
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One powerful aeration technique is to build the pile atop a low platform made of slats or strong hardware cloth.
Cutter went out behind the hardware store, put up a target, practised for an hour or so, and then went home.
The land and labour of Great Britain produce generally more corn, woollens, and hardware, than the demand of the home market requires.