Hardware
['hɑːdweə] or ['hɑrdwɛr]
Definition
(noun.) (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system.
(noun.) major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile).
(noun.) instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal.
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Definition
(n.) Ware made of metal, as cutlery, kitchen utensils, and the like; ironmongery.
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Examples
- The names of the occupants were painted at the bottom on the wall, but there was no such name as the Franco-Midland Hardware Company, Limited. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Kindly write upon it I am perfectly willing to act as business manager to the Franco-Midland Hardware Company, Limited, at a minimum salary of L500. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- I've got two pockets full of hardware, he thought. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Thou art a walking hardware store, Pilar said to him. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The land and labour of Great Britain produce generally more corn, woollens, and hardware, than the demand of the home market requires. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Born with the century, in New Haven, Connecticut, and receiving but a public school education, he engaged with his father in the hardware business in Philadelphia. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- I want you to take it home with you, and to mark off all the hardware sellers, with their addresses. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- That part of his hardware, therefore, becomes of less value to him, and he has less encouragement to work at it. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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