hardware
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
The material physical components of a system. See software and firmware .
polysemousNIST SP 800-172r3
Senses
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 2017
Physical, mechanical, and electrical components of a system, especially a computer.
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary
The physical elements of a computer system; the computer equipment as opposed to the programs or information stored in a machine.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2
The physical components of an information system. See also Software and Firmware.
Systems and software engineering —Vocabulary
Physical equipment used to process, store, or transmit computer programs or data
Wordset Dictionary
in computer science, the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
Wordset Dictionary
major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)
Wordset Dictionary
instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal
NIST SP 800-171r3glossary
The material physical components of a system. See software and firmware . [78]
Classifications
Entity Type
Physical92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- computer hardwareironware
- alternatephrasing
- Hardware
- possessive
- hardware's