hardware
US /ˈhɑrˌdwɛr/
Definition
major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The IT team will replace the old computer hardware next month.
Synonyms
- computer hardwarehaving a meaning similar to hardware
- equipmentan instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
Collocations
- Easy computer hardwaredescribing computer hardware (a machine for performing calculations automatically)
- Medium hardware maintenance contractdescribing hardware maintenance contract (major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile))
- Hard proprietary hardware architecturedescribing proprietary hardware architecture (an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits)
- Very Hard robust hardware failover mechanismdescribing robust hardware failover mechanism (sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction)
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