firmware

noun

firm·​ware ˈfərm-ˌwer 

: computer programs contained permanently in a hardware device (such as a read-only memory)

Examples of firmware in a Sentence

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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

Modifications to date have generally taken the form of patches to the official firmware, rather than wholesale rewrites. —IEEE Spectrum, 27 Mar. 2024

Gayle was a radio engineer in the 1970s, which led her to designing computer firmware code. —David Begnaud, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2024

Charge 5 battery complaints On December 21, Fitbit announced Charge 5 firmware update 194.91 on its support forum. —Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2024

Sony is updating the firmware on the DualSense and DualSense Edge wireless controllers as part of this update to improve the output volume of in-game sounds and voice chat. —Tom Warren, The Verge, 13 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

firmware

noun

firm·​ware ˈfərm-ˌwa(ə)r 

-ˌwe(ə)r

: computer programs contained permanently in a hardware device (as a read-only memory)