Hardware

Hardware is equipment such as fasteners, keys, locks, hinges, wire, chains, plumbing supples, tools, utensils, cutlery and machine parts, especially when they are made of metal. In the United States, hardware has been traditionally sold in "hardware stores".

In a looser sense, hardware can be major military equipment, or electronic equipment, or computer equipment.

See Also

• computer hardware

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