English noun: hardware |
| 1. | hardware (artifact) major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile) |
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| Broader (hypernym) | arms, implements of war, munition, weaponry, weapons system |
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| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine |
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| 2. | hardware (artifact) instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal |
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| Synonyms | ironware |
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| Broader (hypernym) | instrumentality, instrumentation |
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| 3. | hardware (artifact) (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system |
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| Synonyms | computer hardware |
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| Broader (hypernym) | component, constituent, element |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | C.P.U., central processing unit, central processor, computer memory, computer storage, CPU, mainframe, memory, memory board, processor, scheduler, sequencer, storage, store, upgrade |
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| Part meronym | computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system |
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| Domain category | computer science, computing |
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| Antonyms | computer software, software, software package, software program, software system, package |
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