Hardware is the general
term that is used to describe physical artifacts of a
technology.
It can be equipment such as fasteners, keys, locks,
hinges, latches, corners, handles, wire, chains,
plumbing supplies, tools, utensils, cutlery and machine
parts, especially when they are made of metal. In the
United States, hardware has been traditionally sold in
"hardware stores".
Though often used interchangeably to mean "hand
tools," hardware historically referred to the metal
bits that were used to make wooden products stronger,
more functional, longer lasting and easier to
fabricate/assemble than if they did not have the benefit
of metal fittings.
In a looser sense, hardware can be major military
equipment, or electronic equipment, or computer
equipment.
In slang, the term refers to trophies and other physical
representations of awards.
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