Definition
Abbreviation for 'hardware'; physical computing equipment and devices as opposed to software (programs and data).
Etymology
Abbreviated commercial term from computer revolution (1960s+) distinguishing physical machines ('hardware') from programs ('software').
Kelly Says
The 'hardware vs. software' distinction became standard tech language in the 1960s—someone needed terms to explain that computers were both physical things AND invisible instructions!
Translations
BNবাংলা
হার্ডওয়্যার
har-d-wa-re
CACatalà
hardware
har-d-wa-re
CSČeština
hardware
har-d-wa-re
DADansk
hardware
har-d-wa-re
DEDeutsch
Hardware
har-d-wa-re
ELΕλληνικά
hardware
har-d-wa-re
ESEspañol
hardware
har-d-wa-re
FAفارسی
هاردवेयर
ha-rd-wa-re
FISuomi
laitteisto
la-it-te-is-to
FRFrançais
matériel informatique
ma-te-ri-el in-for-ma-tik
GUGU
હાર્ડવેર
haar-d-wa-re
HEעברית
ציוד קשה
tzi-ud ka-she
HIहिन्दी
हार्डवेयर
har-d-wa-re
HUMagyar
hardver
har-d-ver
IDBahasa Indonesia
perangkat keras
pe-r-an-kat keras
ITItaliano
hardware
har-d-wa-re
MRMR
हार्डवेअर
har-d-wa-re
MSBahasa Melayu
perkakas keras
pe-r-ka-kas keras
NLNederlands
hardware
har-d-wa-re
NONorsk
hardware
har-d-wa-re
PAPA
ਹਾਰਡਵੇਅਰ
har-d-wa-re
PLPolski
sprzęt
sp-z-r-et
PTPortuguês
hardware
har-d-wa-re
RORomână
hardware
har-d-wa-re
RUРусский
железо
zhe-le-zo
SVSvenska
hårdvara
har-d-va-ra
SWKiswahili
vifaa ngumu
vi-faa ngumu
TAதமிழ்
ஹார்டுவேர்
ha-ar-du-wa-re
TEతెలుగు
హార్డ్వేర్
ha-rd-wa-re
THไทย
ฮาร์ดแวร์
ha-rd-wa-re
TLTL
hardware
har-d-wa-re
TRTürkçe
donanım
do-na-yim
UKУкраїнська
навіс
na-vis
URاردو
ہارڈ ویئر
har-d-wa-e-re
VITiếng Việt
phần cứng
phan-cung
ZUZU
isikhala
is-i-kha-la