firmware
noun
firm·ware
ˈfərm-ˌwer 
: computer programs contained permanently in a hardware device (such as a read-only memory)
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Microsoft is also keen to stress that Recall will only be available on new Copilot Plus PCs that are designed to be secure-core PCs with advanced firmware safeguards and the company’s Pluton security processor that’s designed to protect against personal data theft from a PC.
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Tom Warren, The Verge, 7 June 2024
Our review unit came with 15 prefab icons that included paper settings, wireless LAN settings, a mobile portal, a secure print option, a firmware updater, and toner delivery settings.
—David English, PCMAG, 30 May 2024
Ars Technica reports that some Car Thing owners have been pleading with the company to open-source the device, so hobbyists can make and install their own firmware rather than having to throw the thing away.
—Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 24 May 2024
Humane has pledged to address some of those bugs with firmware updates.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 22 May 2024
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Tom Warren, The Verge, 7 June 2024
Our review unit came with 15 prefab icons that included paper settings, wireless LAN settings, a mobile portal, a secure print option, a firmware updater, and toner delivery settings.
—David English, PCMAG, 30 May 2024
Ars Technica reports that some Car Thing owners have been pleading with the company to open-source the device, so hobbyists can make and install their own firmware rather than having to throw the thing away.
—Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 24 May 2024
Humane has pledged to address some of those bugs with firmware updates.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 22 May 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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