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hardware

noun

ˈhärd-ˌwer

Definition of hardware

as in equipment

items needed for the performance of a task or activity gathered together the hardware needed to set up a first aid station at the finish line for the marathon

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Recent Examples of hardware Momo got to the hardware store, bought two new batteries, and the friendly Ace employee changed them. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 18 Oct. 2026 The hardware occupies valuable space, while the pressurized gas supply requires replenishment after use. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 Even with specialized parallel-processing hardware, this consumes immense amounts of energy, and creates a digital traffic jam that can severely limit performance. — New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026 Team Blue is building the infrastructure and hardware to meet the mission ahead of us. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hardware

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Performers weren’t spared either, with several forced to perform in the rain without covering for both artists and their equipment.

— Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
That role demands reliable equipment capable of transmitting strategic instructions during severe national security crises.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of equipment

Noun

The latest unit retains the same first six forward ratios as the outgoing Carrera T’s manual transmission, but ditches its predecessor’s somewhat awkward and largely superfluous seventh gear.

— Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
Images show an excavator in the backyard as police in protective gear continue to come and go from the property this week.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of gear

Noun

Did your neighbors give you any weird looks or call the police about some guy loitering in scuba apparatus?

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Fire Chief Cody Wynne noted the Fire Equipment Fund and Act 833 accounts are legally restricted for eligible fire apparatus and gear acquisitions.

— Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

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