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Noun hardware has 3 senses

hardware - major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)
--₁ is a kind of weaponry, arms, implements of war, weapons system, munition
hardware, ironware - instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal
--₂ is a kind of instrumentality, instrumentation
hardware, computer hardware - (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
--₃ is a kind of component, constituent, element
--₃ is a part of
computer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system
Antonyms: software, software system, software package, package
--₃ has particulars:
central processing unit, CPU, C.P.U., central processor, processor, mainframe; memory, computer memory, storage, computer storage, store, memory board; scheduler; sequencer; upgrade