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
The 10th-generation Intel chip in the 13-inch MacBook Pro makes the cut, but the marginally slower iteration of the same hardware in the 2020 Intel MacBook Air does not.
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ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Keep in mind that many of these features rely on Apple silicon hardware.
—Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Apple announced the iPhone Air, iPhone 17 and new wearables during its annual hardware event on Tuesday.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
This hardware includes some screws and a simple hex wrench.
—Julia Forbes, Wired News, 10 Sep. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Keep in mind that many of these features rely on Apple silicon hardware.
—Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Apple announced the iPhone Air, iPhone 17 and new wearables during its annual hardware event on Tuesday.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
This hardware includes some screws and a simple hex wrench.
—Julia Forbes, Wired News, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardware
Noun
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The capital costs of capture equipment, plus the energy demands for capture and conversion processes, create a tough business case without subsidies or premium product markets.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, newer synthetic drugs such as spice or bath salts may not be detected at all without specialized equipment.—
Andrew Yockey,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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Last Sunday’s set in Chicago proved that even more than six decades in, Daltrey, 81, and Townshend, 80, are still able to reach that gear.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Video shows agents in tactical gear leading people away in handcuffs.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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In effect, science and its applications have greatly extended our human sensory apparatus.—
Alan Lightman
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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Part of the appeal of Focus, home to Nosferatu’s Robert Eggers, was its global distribution apparatus (Neon and A24 only distribute in North America).—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Hardware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardware. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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