Hardware vs Electronics - What's the difference?
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Fixtures]], equipment, tools and [[device, devices used for general-purpose construction and repair of a structure or object. Also such equipment as sold as stock by a store of the same name, e.g. hardware store.
(informal) Equipment.
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(computing) The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software.
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(technology) Electronic equipment.
Metal implements.
(slang) A firearm.
(physics) The study and use of electrical devices that operate by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles.
(in the plural) A device or devices which require the flow of electrons through conductors and semiconductors in order to perform their function; devices that operate on electrical power (battery or outlet);
Electronic circuitry.
As a noun hardware
is hardware.As an adjective electronics is
.hardware
English
Noun
(-)- He needed a hammer, nails, screws, nuts, bolts and other assorted hardware , so he went to the hardware store.
- military hardware
- Hardware is the generally accepted colloquism for anything inside a computer other than an engineer.
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(wikipedia electronics)Noun
(electronics)- Electronics is a popular subject.''
- Look at all the electronics in this room! (rfex)
- The electronics is the difference between a modern and an old-fashion thermostat.
- ''The electronics are completely updated.