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
Boeing is contracted to fix the boom which will involve hardware and software changes.
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Brendan Cole, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Most of the kits arrive with bed rails, slats, and the necessary hardware to transform your baby’s convertible crib into a toddler bed.
—Briana Feigon, Architectural Digest, 28 Feb. 2025
The company made the statement on Thursday as SpaceX has been de-orbiting and retiring hundreds of older Starlink satellites by plunging them back into the Earth’s atmosphere, which should incinerate the hardware.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 28 Feb. 2025
The orbiters that carried the radar hardware, along with one or two others, have been orbiting long enough that any major changes in Mars' gravity caused by ice accumulation or crustal displacement would have shown up in their orbital behavior.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
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Brendan Cole, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Most of the kits arrive with bed rails, slats, and the necessary hardware to transform your baby’s convertible crib into a toddler bed.
—Briana Feigon, Architectural Digest, 28 Feb. 2025
The company made the statement on Thursday as SpaceX has been de-orbiting and retiring hundreds of older Starlink satellites by plunging them back into the Earth’s atmosphere, which should incinerate the hardware.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 28 Feb. 2025
The orbiters that carried the radar hardware, along with one or two others, have been orbiting long enough that any major changes in Mars' gravity caused by ice accumulation or crustal displacement would have shown up in their orbital behavior.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardware
Noun
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Hyundai Rotem specializes in producing railway equipment and defense products.—
Amala Balakrishner,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2025
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Rehabilitating the town’s fire station and apparatus bays, which would include structural updates, enhancing equipment and securing storage for fire rescue vehicles.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Ostentatious slogans and regal pattern decorate race gear.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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There’s also the usual fare: the knightly armor, bone gear, and massive, completely illogical fixtures of clothing that would be physically impossible to wear or move around with in the real world.—
Josh Broadwell,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The new order sets up the regulatory streamlining apparatus and agenda at federal agencies.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr.,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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This year, the gathering is expected to again highlight how united the political apparatus is around his vision for the future, despite the country’s economic hurdles.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Hardware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardware. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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