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
On Blanco's left hand is a simple gold wedding band that's overpowered by a massive, glimmering bracelet that complements Gomez's diamond hardware.
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Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
Inspired by Kidman’s, this one is also a matte brown shade that contrasts against the shiny, silver hardware.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
However, while trapped ions are already being brought onto chips, other components (vacuum cell, trapping hardware, and atom source) that require large numbers of atoms are still harder to miniaturize.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
Most notably, the partnership is a win for merchants with no integration or hardware changes on their end — and there’s no incremental fee.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
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Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
Inspired by Kidman’s, this one is also a matte brown shade that contrasts against the shiny, silver hardware.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
However, while trapped ions are already being brought onto chips, other components (vacuum cell, trapping hardware, and atom source) that require large numbers of atoms are still harder to miniaturize.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
Most notably, the partnership is a win for merchants with no integration or hardware changes on their end — and there’s no incremental fee.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardware
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Many of those that still produce a large share of their products in cities and towns such as Geneva, Vevey, and Zurich—like Nestlé’s Nespresso coffee arm, DSM-Firmenich, and heavy industrial equipment makers like ABB and Hitachi Energy—are unusual in being able to do so competitively.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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The trailer’s modular design allows researchers, aid organizations, and even event organizers to adapt the trailer to their needs, regardless of whether for charging equipment, powering lights and communication devices, or running refrigeration systems.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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Crash pillows from MotoGP lined the bottom to absorb impacts, while Dias wore a spine protector and Prada’s Linea Rossa gear.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 2025
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Randi's post also included photos with her younger son Jackson Mahomes and daughter Mia Randall, as well as a shot of her repping Chiefs gear as the team kicked off a new season.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Some plants that go all gold in fall simply don’t have the biochemical apparatus to produce the orange, red and purple pigments that predominate in calendar and screen saver photos of New England’s autumn landscape.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Fluid Science Laboratory — Mike Fincke and Jonny Kim spent time configuring this European Space Agency (ESA) apparatus for researching the physics of fluid in microgravity.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Hardware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardware. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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