Hardware — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)

instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːɹdwɛɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɑːdweə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɑːdweə/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈɑːɹdwɛɹ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

computer hardware ironware

Antonyms

software

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

matériel

principaux éléments d'armement militaire (comme des chars ou des missiles)

🇷🇺Russian

аппаратное обеспечение

основные предметы военного вооружения (например, танки или ракеты)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हार्डवेयर

सैन्य हथियार की प्रमुख वस्तुएँ (टैंक या मिसाइल के रूप में)

🇧🇩Bengali

হার্ডওয়্যার

সামরিক অস্ত্রের প্রধান আইটেম (ট্যাঙ্ক বা ক্ষেপণাস্ত্র হিসাবে)

🇮🇳Tamil

வன்பொருள்

இராணுவ ஆயுதங்களின் முக்கிய பொருட்கள் (டாங்கிகள் அல்லது ஏவுகணைகளாக)

🇮🇳Telugu

హార్డ్వేర్

సైనిక ఆయుధాల యొక్క ప్రధాన వస్తువులు (ట్యాంకులు లేదా క్షిపణి వలె)

🇮🇳Marathi

हार्डवेअर

लष्करी शस्त्रास्त्रांच्या प्रमुख वस्तू (टँक किंवा क्षेपणास्त्र म्हणून)

🇮🇳Gujarati

હાર્ડવેર

લશ્કરી શસ્ત્રોની મુખ્ય વસ્તુઓ (ટાંકી અથવા મિસાઇલ તરીકે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಯಂತ್ರಾಂಶ

ಮಿಲಿಟರಿ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಾಸ್ತ್ರಗಳ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ವಸ್ತುಗಳು (ಟ್ಯಾಂಕ್‌ಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ಷಿಪಣಿಯಾಗಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹാർഡ്വെയർ

സൈനിക ആയുധങ്ങളുടെ പ്രധാന ഇനങ്ങൾ (ടാങ്കുകളോ മിസൈലുകളോ ആയി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਾਰਡਵੇਅਰ

ਫੌਜੀ ਹਥਿਆਰਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ (ਟੈਂਕਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਮਿਜ਼ਾਈਲ ਦੇ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ہارڈ ویئر

فوجی ہتھیاروں کی بڑی اشیاء (جیسے ٹینک یا میزائل)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

硬件

主要军事武器装备（如坦克或导弹）

🇯🇵Japanese

ハードウェア

軍事兵器の主要品目（戦車やミサイルなど）

🇰🇷Korean

하드웨어

군용 무기의 주요 품목(탱크 또는 미사일 등)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phần cứng

các hạng mục chính của vũ khí quân sự (như xe tăng hoặc tên lửa)

🇹🇭Thai

ฮาร์ดแวร์

อาวุธยุทโธปกรณ์ที่สำคัญ (เช่น รถถังหรือขีปนาวุธ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

perangkat keras

item utama persenjataan militer (seperti tank atau rudal)

🇲🇾Malay

perkakasan

item utama persenjataan tentera (sebagai kereta kebal atau peluru berpandu)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الأجهزة

العناصر الرئيسية للأسلحة العسكرية (مثل الدبابات أو الصواريخ)

🇮🇷Persian

سخت افزار

اقلام اصلی تسلیحات نظامی (مانند تانک یا موشک)

🇹🇷Turkish

donanım

askeri silahların başlıca öğeleri (tanklar veya füzeler gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוּמרָה

פריטים עיקריים של נשק צבאי (כמו טנקים או טילים)

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The primary meaning of 'hardware' is 'major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)'.

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Using 'hardware' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'hardware' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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