firmware
noun
firm·ware
ˈfərm-ˌwer 
: computer programs contained permanently in a hardware device (such as a read-only memory)
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The entire system can be easily updated with the latest firmware using the app or directly from the unit’s touchscreen.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
However, Echelon’s firmware update likely seeks to regain some of the revenue opportunities that overlap with the capabilities that apps like QZ enable.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2025
During post-fab testing and assembly, contractors could introduce subtle changes—malicious code in the firmware or test environments that are hard to detect after deployment.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 June 2025
There are currently two versions: one for Apple Lightning and another for USB-C. RØDE recently rolled out a firmware update that lets users connect the Wireless Micro’s lavalier mics directly to an iPhone using Bluetooth and bypassing the system’s hardware receiver.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
However, Echelon’s firmware update likely seeks to regain some of the revenue opportunities that overlap with the capabilities that apps like QZ enable.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2025
During post-fab testing and assembly, contractors could introduce subtle changes—malicious code in the firmware or test environments that are hard to detect after deployment.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 June 2025
There are currently two versions: one for Apple Lightning and another for USB-C. RØDE recently rolled out a firmware update that lets users connect the Wireless Micro’s lavalier mics directly to an iPhone using Bluetooth and bypassing the system’s hardware receiver.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
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firmware
noun
firm·ware
ˈfərm-ˌwa(ə)r
-ˌwe(ə)r
: computer programs contained permanently in a hardware device (as a read-only memory)
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