hardware
noun[U]
uk/ˈhɑːd.weər/us/ˈhɑːrd.wer/hardwarenoun[U](COMPUTER)
B1
thephysicalandelectronicpartsof acomputer,ratherthan theinstructionsitfollows
硬件Compare
software
- Much ofourexistingmilitaryhardware isobsolescent.
- Themachineallowsmultitaskingwithout the need tobuyextrahardware.
- Thethievesstolethousands ofpoundsworthofcomputerhardware.
- Thecostofcomputerhardware hasfallenin the last tenyears.
- All theoldhardware has beendumpedinto askip.
Computer hardware
- 3-D printer
- beamer
- blackberry
- brick
- bubblejet
- card reader
- data projector
- flat screen
- gamepad
- hard drive
- microchip
- optical reader
- optically
- palmtop
- patch
- patch intosomething
- pen drive
- plug and play
- printer
- whiteboard
hardwarenoun[U](TOOLS)
metaltools,materials, andequipmentused in ahouseor agarden, such ashammers,nails, andscrews
金属工具；五金制品Tools in general
- aid
- ambidextrous
- blade
- blaster
- contrivance
- cutter
- device
- fan
- gadget
- grabber
- instrument
- machine tool
- power tool
- precision instrument
- spacer
- spreader
- toolbox
- toolkit
- utensil
- utility belt
hardwarenoun[U](MILITARY)
informal
equipment,especiallyif it is formilitaryuse or if it isheavy
重武器；重型装备Machines - general words
- 3-D printer
- animatronic
- automated
- automation
- backhoe
- chuck
- coffee machine
- convenience
- crankshaft
- flywheel
- Heath Robinson
- hoist
- mill
- shredder
- supersensitivity
- tabulator
- teleprompter
- telerobotics
- touchless
- water cooler
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