hardware
/ˈhɑɹdˌwɛɹ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.30 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
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.
Uncountable
noun
The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "He needed a hammer, nails, screws, nuts, bolts and other assorted hardware, so he went to the hardware store."
- "military hardware"
- "BOWEN: The monster trucks of Mars rovers, joke scientists, equipped with an array of sophisticated hardware to look for signs of water and answer scientists questions."
- "It is one thing to see an intercooler as a simple entry in a textbook, but to witness the actual hardware as it crawled down the road was awe-inspiring."
- "Smaller, turbocharged engines are one way to increase engine efficiency by 8 to 10 percent, but the extra hardware is expensive."
- "Hardware is the generally accepted colloquism for anything inside a computer other than an engineer."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: hardware
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhɑɹdˌwɛɹ/
- British English: /ˈhɑːdˌwɛə/