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noun(computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory
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Origin
- Medieval Latinfirma
- Medieval Latinferma
- Old Frenchferme
- Middle Englishferme
- Englishfirm
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Germanic*samþuz /*samftuz
- Proto-West Germanic*samft(ī)
- Old Englishsōfte
- Middle Englishsofte
- Englishsoft
- Proto-Germanic*warō
- Proto-West Germanic*waru
- Old Englishwaru
- Middle Englishware
- Englishsoftwarebf.
- Englishfirmware
From firm + -ware. Coined in an article in 1967 as an intermediary term between hardware and software.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بَرْنَامِج ثَابِت
- بَرْنَامِج ثَابِت (barnāmij ṯābit)firmware
Chinese Mandarin 固件, 韌體 /韧体
- 固件 (gùjiàn)firmware
- 韌體 /韧体 (rèntǐ)firmware
- 塑體 /塑体 (sùtǐ)firmware
Esperanto mikroprogramaro, integrita programaro
- mikroprogramarofirmware
- integrita programarofirmware
- firmprogramofirmware
- firmvarofirmware
Finnish laiteohjelmisto, firmware
- laiteohjelmistofirmware
- firmwarefirmware
- firmisfirmware
- sulautettu ohjelmafirmware
- laiteohjelma (program)firmware
French micrologiciel, firmware
- micrologicielfirmware
- firmwarefirmware
- logiciel internefirmware
- microprogrammefirmware
German Firmware
- Firmwarefirmware
Hebrew קושחה
- קושחהfirmware
Hungarian készülékszoftver, firmware
- készülékszoftverfirmware
- firmwarefirmware
Icelandic fastbúnaður
- fastbúnaðurfirmware
Indonesian perangkat tegar, peranti tegar
- perangkat tegarfirmware
- peranti tegarfirmware
Italian firmware
- firmwarefirmware
Japanese ファームウェア
- ファームウェア (fāmuwea)firmware
Korean 펌웨어
- 펌웨어 (peomweeo)firmware
Lithuanian įmontuotoji programinė įranga
- įmontuotoji programinė įrangafirmware
Malay perisian tegar
- perisian tegarfirmware
Māori pūmanamārō
- pūmanamārōfirmware
Norwegian Bokmål fastvare
- fastvarefirmware
Polish oprogramowanie sprzętowe, oprogramowanie układowe
- oprogramowanie sprzętowefirmware
- oprogramowanie układowefirmware
Portuguese firmware
- firmwarefirmware
Russian микропрогра́мма, проши́вка
- микропрогра́мма (mikroprográmma)firmware
- проши́вка (prošívka)firmware
- фи́рмвер (fírmver)firmware
- фирмве́р (firmvér)firmware
- встроенное ПО (vstrojennoje PO)firmware
Spanish firmware, soporte lógico inalterable
- firmwarefirmware
- soporte lógico inalterablefirmware
Swedish firmware, fast programvara
- firmwarefirmware
- fast programvarafirmware
- inbyggd programvarafirmware
Thai เฟิร์มแวร์
- เฟิร์มแวร์ (ferm-wae)firmware
Turkish donanım yazılımı, bellenim
- donanım yazılımıfirmware
- bellenimfirmware
Ukrainian мікропрограма, вбудоване ПЗ
- мікропрограма (mikroprohrama)firmware
- вбудоване ПЗ (vbudovane PZ)firmware
Vietnamese phần lõi
- phần lõifirmware
Welsh cadarnwedd
- cadarnweddfirmware
Cite this entry
APA
firmware. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firmware
MLA
“firmware.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firmware. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “firmware,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firmware.
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