COMPUTER HARDWARE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does computer hardware mean? 

• COMPUTER HARDWARE (noun)
  The noun COMPUTER HARDWARE has 1 sense:

1. (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system

  Familiarity information: COMPUTER HARDWARE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COMPUTER HARDWARE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

computer hardware; hardware

Hypernyms ("computer hardware" is a kind of...):

component; constituent; element (an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "computer hardware"):

C.P.U.; central processing unit; central processor; CPU; mainframe; processor ((computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing)

computer memory; computer storage; memory; memory board; storage; store (an electronic memory device)

scheduler (computer hardware that arranges jobs to be done by the computer in an appropriate order)

sequencer (computer hardware that sorts data or programs into a predetermined sequence)

upgrade (hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did)

Holonyms ("computer hardware" is a part of...):

computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)

 Context examples 

NIH Emphasis Area — Recent advances in basic biology, genetics, diagnosis, and health care have all been closely linked to the development of new research instruments and computer hardware and software.

(Computers and Advanced Instrumentation, NCI Thesaurus)

A defined list of characters recognized by the computer hardware and software.

(Character Set, NCI Thesaurus)