firmware
noun
firm·ware
ˈfərm-ˌwer 
: computer programs contained permanently in a hardware device (such as a read-only memory)
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These include horizon lock, brightness, volume, gesture and voice control, timers, audio and microphone settings, and firmware updates.
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Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 16 Apr. 2024
Anything that consumes firmware is going to have to be updated in the future.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Apr. 2024
Also later this year, Yale says the new lock will have the option of a firmware upgrade to add Matter-over-Thread connectivity.
—Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 11 Apr. 2024
Google denies firmware problem BBC was the first to report on concerns about the Charge 5's latest firmware.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2024
In one sense, an increase in the presence of both women and living composers signals an orchestra updating its proverbial firmware, living up to all those diversity initiatives and audience strategies pitched during the pandemic.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
However, hams have always had the ability to behave badly, with or without firmware blocks.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Mar. 2024
Of course, this isn't the first time people have complained about a firmware update, either.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2024
The sealed, on-lens USB-C port also comes in handy for firmware updates and fine-tuning the manual focus response.
—PCMAG, 28 Mar. 2024
Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 16 Apr. 2024
Anything that consumes firmware is going to have to be updated in the future.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Apr. 2024
Also later this year, Yale says the new lock will have the option of a firmware upgrade to add Matter-over-Thread connectivity.
—Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 11 Apr. 2024
Google denies firmware problem BBC was the first to report on concerns about the Charge 5's latest firmware.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2024
In one sense, an increase in the presence of both women and living composers signals an orchestra updating its proverbial firmware, living up to all those diversity initiatives and audience strategies pitched during the pandemic.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
However, hams have always had the ability to behave badly, with or without firmware blocks.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Mar. 2024
Of course, this isn't the first time people have complained about a firmware update, either.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2024
The sealed, on-lens USB-C port also comes in handy for firmware updates and fine-tuning the manual focus response.
—PCMAG, 28 Mar. 2024
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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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