Meanings
- uncountableComputer hardware and/or software.
The Canadian ratings program runs the gamut from home appliances, consumer electronics and computerware to doors, windows, furnaces, lighting fixtures and new houses in their entirety.
2009 September 20, Jad Mouawad, “Energy thieves lurking in our homes”, in Toronto Star1 more example
Some 17 municipalities, select retail chains and Salvation Army thrift stores have been certified to collect junked computerware, television sets, printers and fax machines to bolster existing recycling programs, project organizers said yesterday.
2009 April 1, Paola Loriggio, “Junking of old PCs to get easier, wiser”, in Toronto Star, archived from the original on 14 Oct 2025
Origin
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computerware. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computerware
“computerware.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computerware. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “computerware,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computerware.
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