| hardware | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. hardware | major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile). |
| ~ arms, implements of war, munition, weaponry, weapons system | weapons considered collectively. |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. hardware, ironware | instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal. |
| ~ instrumentation, instrumentality | an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. computer hardware, hardware | (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system. |
| ~ c.p.u., central processing unit, central processor, cpu, mainframe, processor | (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing.; "the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached" |
| ~ constituent, element, component | an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system.; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system" |
| ~ computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically. |
| ~ computer memory, computer storage, memory board, store, memory, storage | an electronic memory device.; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached" |
| ~ scheduler | computer hardware that arranges jobs to be done by the computer in an appropriate order. |
| ~ sequencer | computer hardware that sorts data or programs into a predetermined sequence. |
| ~ upgrade | hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did. |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
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