Fixtures, equipment, 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.

plural of hardware cloth

(uncountable) A flexible wire-mesh material, consisting of loosely woven wires in a simple rectangular grid.

A merchant that sells tools, fasteners, and similar objects known collectively as hardware, as well as related sundries used in construction and repair.

plural of hardware store

(computing) Usage of dedicated hardware to perform a task, rather than relying on equivalent software, as it will be more performant.

(computing) Done using hardware acceleration.

traumatic reticuloperitonitis in cattle, birds. etc. that ingest a metallic object

plural of hardware description language

(electronics) Any language from a class of computer, modeling, or specification languages for formal description and design of analogue or digital logic electronic circuits.