"hardware" meaning in All languages combined

See hardware on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhɑːdˌwɛə/ [UK], /ˈhɑrdˌwɛr/ [US] Audio: en-us-hardware.ogg [US] Forms: hardware [singular], [plural]
Head templates: {{noun4}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Tools and supplies needed to build and repair things.
    Sense id: simple-hardware-en-noun-wuKVavno
  2. The part of the computer that is not software; the part that includes the motherboard and memory disks
    Sense id: simple-hardware-en-noun-vkpS0l85 Categories (other): Computing
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