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hardware

nounid 2701·updated May 9, 2026
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The material physical components of a system. See software and firmware .

polysemous

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Classifications

Entity Type

Physical92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
computer hardwareironware
alternatephrasing
Hardware
possessive
hardware's

Framework definitions

FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 20171 senseview framework →
§1
Physical, mechanical, and electrical components of a system, especially a computer.
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
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 21 senseview framework →
§1
The physical components of an information system. See also Software and Firmware.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
The physical components of an information system. See also Software and Firmware.
Systems and software engineering —Vocabulary1 senseview framework →
§1
Physical equipment used to process, store, or transmit computer programs or data
Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
in computer science, the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
§2
major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)
§3
instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal
NIST SP 800-172r31 senseview framework →
§1 · glossary
The material physical components of a system. See software and firmware .
Attribution from the CKI glossary mapping stage (glossary)
NIST SP 800-171r31 senseview framework →
§1 · glossary
The material physical components of a system. See software and firmware . [78]
Attribution from the CKI glossary mapping stage (glossary)
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
The physical components of an information system. See also Software and Firmware.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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