hardware

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

hard·ware [hardware] BrE [ˈhɑːdweə(r)] NAmE [ˈhɑːrdwer] noun uncountable
1. (computing)the machinery and electronic parts of a computer system
compare ↑software
2. (BrE also iron·mon·gery)tools and equipment that are used in the house and garden/yard
•a hardware shop
3. the equipment, machinery and vehicles used to do sth
•tanks and other military hardware
See also: ↑ironmongery

Example Bank:
•The laptop drawing tablet is a very useful piece of hardware.
•This application runs on a wide variety of hardware platforms.
•We supply computer hardware to businesses.
•companies selling military hardware
•supplying computer hardware to business
•It seems you've got a hardware problem; the disk drive is stuck.
•The cargo consisted entirely of military hardware— rifles, machine guns, hand grenades and rockets.
•Where do you buy your hardware around here?
•a hardware store

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  computer hardware, ironware
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  software, software program, computer software, software system, software package, package