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- Middle English · inherited fromhardware
- English todayhardware
From Middle English hardware; equivalent to hard + -ware; attested since the mid-15th century.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
hardware
Today it means: Fixtures, equipment, fasteners, tools, and 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. Full definition →
Middle English hardware