English Dictionary

hardware

/ˈhɑːdˌwɛə/

noun

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.

The hardware store sells a variety of fixtures for home improvement projects.

意味（1）

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.

He needed a hammer, nails, screws, nuts, bolts and other assorted hardware, so he went to the hardware store.

意味（2）

(informal) Equipment.

military hardware

意味（3）

(computing) The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software.

Hardware is the generally accepted colloquism for anything inside a computer other than an engineer.

意味（4）

(technology) Electronic equipment.

意味（5）

Metal implements.

The designers have put their logo on the hardware of this bag here.

意味（6）

(slang) A firearm.

意味（7）

(slang) Medals or trophies.

意味（8）

(Philippines) Short for hardware store.