Thesaurus results for HARDWARE

hardware

noun

ˈhärd-ˌwer

Definition of hardware

as in equipment

items needed for the performance of a task or activity gathered together the hardware needed to set up a first aid station at the finish line for the marathon

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Recent Examples of hardware Apple is years behind Google and Amazon in smart-home hardware, but success in the home depends far more on software. — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026 Last year’s rotary dial Gboard borrowed from old telephone hardware, making users physically turn concentric dials to select letters. — New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026 The idea is to develop reusable software capabilities that can operate across compatible hardware platforms, reducing the need to build a separate solution for every new threat. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026 Revenue nearly doubled in the enterprise and small and medium business parts of hardware maker Lenovo's Infrastructure Solutions Group during the June quarter. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hardware

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Noun

The Florida National Guard, the State Emergency Operations Center, State Guard and AT&T Disaster Services are holding aircraft and equipment there, the airport said.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
With the ability to hold a 74-ton payload and over 1,600 square feet of deck space, the SSC provides optimal room to transport supplies, vehicles—including up to four Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicles (ARVs)—and equipment to shorelines.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of equipment

Noun

On Dalporto’s watch, Guitar Center has leaned into relatively new, faster-growing areas like DJ equipment, keyboards, drums, and recording studio gear.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Here the goal is to traverse a sprawling castle, defeating all kinds of monsters and gathering gear and experience points to get stronger.

— Andrew Webster, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of gear

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The picture painted from the interview subjects, who occasionally draw sketches of weapons-screen interfaces on notepads, is of a computerized tracking-and-killing apparatus, culled from the surveillance Israel keeps of nearly every phone in Gaza.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Investigators said Zhang attended China's University of International Relations in Beijing, which the FBI described as closely associated with China's intelligence apparatus.

— Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

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