How to Use firmware in a Sentence
firmware
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Better yet, make the firmware open source from the very start.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
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Tesla will roll out a firmware update to fix the seat belt chime.
—Jacob Siegal, BGR, 3 Feb. 2022
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In the router’s web dashboard, click on the firmware settings.
—Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 13 June 2018
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The lower brain is the drone’s firmware, which manages flight.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2025
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Look for a firmware update section.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
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In that case, update the firmware, change your passwords and restart the router.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025
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But there's a problem; should a firmware update fail, users aren't warned.
—Robert Hackett, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2017
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Perhaps most notable is the lack of an easy way to update the firmware.
—Joe Ray, WIRED, 28 July 2017
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With that, the company is now rolling out a free firmware update.
—José Adorno, BGR, 12 Dec. 2022
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The firmware release is scheduled to be sent out sometime this month.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 14 Feb. 2022
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It’s scheduled to be added via a firmware update later this year.
—John Archer, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
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The message also suggests the routers can be patched with new firmware.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
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Humane has pledged to address some of those bugs with firmware updates.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 22 May 2024
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The variable number is enforced by the shim rather than the firmware.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026
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But that'll probably change the next time firmware gets an upgrade.
—Joe Salas june 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2026
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The firmware update is available on all Steam Decks right now.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 6 Oct. 2022
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The move came solely as a result of firmware changes made in a recent update.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 June 2026
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Keep router firmware up to date and avoid sharing your network with unknown devices.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
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Again, pop into the settings and look for any software or firmware updates.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2021
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That firmware update is expected to be available in the spring.
—Michael Brown, PCWorld, 7 Jan. 2018
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First, make sure your Wi-Fi router has the most recent firmware update.
—Patrick Marshall, The Seattle Times, 12 May 2017
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Then update the firmware through the official app or web dashboard.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Nov. 2025
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The improvements take the form of both hardware and firmware upgrades.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2024
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The app doesn’t seem to have a function for updating firmware, but that is being added soon.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
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The update, designed to ward off hacking, was for a type of software known as firmware.
—Peter Loftus, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2017
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Included in the theft, the group claims, are schematics and source code for drivers and firmware.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2022
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Of course, this isn't the first time people have complained about a firmware update, either.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2024
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The firmware chipset is the same as in the PineBook Pro, which should help with that.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 16 Dec. 2022
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Keep the lid of the charging case closed, and wait at least 30 minutes for the firmware to update.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 1 Feb. 2025
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BenQ told me that this approach is for the sake of easier firmware updates.
—Maren Estrada, BGR, 19 Sep. 2021
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