- hardware - major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)
--1 is a kind of weaponry, arms, implements of war, weapons system, munition
- hardware, ironware - instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal
--2 is a kind of instrumentality, instrumentation
- hardware, computer hardware - (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
--3 is a kind of component, constituent, element
--3 is a part of
Antonyms: software, software system, software package, packagecomputer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system
--3 has particulars:central processing unit, CPU, C.P.U., central processor, processor, mainframe; memory, computer memory, storage, computer storage, store, memory board; scheduler; sequencer; upgrade - hardware, ironware - instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal