hardwarehard‧ware /ˈhɑːdweə $ ˈhɑːrdwer/ ●●○ noun [uncountable] 
Examples
tanks and other military hardware
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- The company has spent millions of dollars replacing outdated computer hardware.
- A final requirement is switching hardware and software to move huge amounts of data effortlessly over such a complex network.
- All access devices need not be hardware based, moreover.
- Higher level upgrades require a hardware change accomplished via a module swap programme.
- It has begun publishing an annual report providing for the first time a rough indication of how much military hardware Britain exports.
- It is not always easy to separate hardware and software and this fact has been demonstrated on several occasions in the courts.
- It may also be superseded because the hardware is replaced with hardware that is not compatible with the software. 3.
- These internal hardware additions are of course very machine-dependent, and those available vary considerably from manufacturer to manufacturer.
- Until now, the company has only licensed the technology for use in other firms' hardware and software.
Longman Language Activatorhardware► hardware
Collocations computer equipment, rather than the programs that make it work: · The company has spent millions of dollars replacing outdated computer hardware.
► computer an electronic machine that uses programs to store and deal with large amounts of information quickly, and which is used for a wide range of different jobs: by computer: · The information from the survey is being processed by computer.on a computer: · I can't get the program to work on my computer.· How long are you going to be on the computer? I need to type something.computer literate (=able to use a computer fairly well): · It is important that all children become computer literate while they are in school.
► PC personal computer; a computer that is usually used by one person in an office, at home, or in a school: · Sales of PCs were down for the second year running.
► machine especially spoken a computer: · I think there's something wrong with my machine - would you take a look at it?
► workstation a computer - used especially by computer manufacturers for the names of particular models of computer: · I have to share my workstation with two other people in the office.
► laptop a small computer that you can carry with you and use when you are travelling: · Her boss's laptop got stolen from her car.
► network a group of computers that are connected to each other, and are able to exchange information and messages: · Most workplaces have a local network as well as access to the Internet.
different types of shop► supermarket also grocery store American a large shop that sells a wide range of things, especially food, cleaning materials, and other things that people buy regularly: · Can you get pine nuts in the grocery store?· There are plans to open a new supermarket next year.
► convenience store especially American a shop in your local area that sells food, alcohol, magazines etc and is often open 24 hours a day: · Believe me, if his father wasn't so rich, that guy would be working in a convenience store.
► corner shop British /corner store American a small local shop, usually on the corner of a street, that sells food, newspapers, cigarettes etc: · The corner shop's started selling sandwiches now, and I'd rather go there than the supermarket.· His parents ran a little corner store in the Castro in San Francisco.
► bakery also baker's British a shop that sells bread and cakes, especially one that also makes the bread and cakes: · She runs a French bakery in North London.
► butcher British /butcher shop American a shop that sells meat: · Many small independent butchers are closing down.
► delicatessen also deli informal a shop, or part of a larger shop, that sells high quality food such as cheeses and cold meats, often from different countries: · There's an Italian deli here and their homemade ravioli is delicious.deli counter (=the part in a large shop where high-quality cheese, cold meat etc is sold): · I had to wait for fifteen minutes at the deli counter this morning.
► off licence British also offie informal, also liquor store American a shop that sells beer, wine, and other alcoholic drinks that you drink at home
► chemist also chemist's British /drugstore American a shop that sells medicines, beauty and baby products etc
► pharmacy especially American a shop or part of a shop where medicines are made and sold
► hardware store also hardware shop British a shop that sells equipment and tools that you can use in your home or garden
► newsagent's/newsagent British a shop that sells newspapers and magazines, cigarettes, chocolates etc: · Ruth waited for him outside the newsagent's.
► newstand/newsstand a small structure on a street, that sells newspapers and magazines: · He bought a paper at a newstand near the entrance to the park.
► kiosk a very small shop on a street, that has an open window where you can buy newspapers, cigarettes, chocolate etc: · There must be a kiosk selling phone cards around here somewhere.
► stall especially British /stand American a table, especially in a market, where goods are placed: · Justin used to mind the stall while his father was in the cafe, drinking.· I bought a few trinkets at the souvenir stand.market stall: · The trouble is, you can't really try the clothes on at a market stall.
WORD SETS► Computersaccess, verbaccess point, nounaccess time, nounaccounting system, accumulator, nounadd-on, nounADSL, nounaffective computing, nounAI, nounALGOL, nounalias, nounANSI, anti-spam, adjectiveanti-virus, adjectiveanti-virus software, nounAPL, nounapp, nounApple, Apple Macintosh, applet, nounapplication, nounapplication software, nounarcade game, nounarchitecture, nounarchive, nounarchive, verbarray, nounartificial intelligence, nounASCII, nounASIC, nounASP, nounassembly language, nounasynchronous, adjectiveAT&T, attachment, nounaudit trail, nounautomate, verbautomated, adjectiveautomation, nounavatar, nounB2B exchange, nounB2C, adjectiveB2E, adjectiveBabbage, Charles, backslash, nounbackspace, nounbackup, nounback-up copy, bandwidth, nounbar code, nounBASIC, nounbatch, nounbatch processing, nounbaud rate, nounBerners-Lee, Tim, bespoke, adjectivebeta test, nounBig Blue, bioinformatics, nounbiometric, adjectivebit, nounbitmap, nounBlackBerry, nounbloatware, nounblog, nounBluetooth, nounBMP, nounbond certificate, book entry, bookmark, nounbookmark, verbbook of final entry, nounbook of first entry, nounBoolean, adjectiveboot, verbbootable, adjectivebootstrapping, nounbot, nounbotnet, nounbps, brain dump, nounbroadband, nounbrown goods, nounbrowse, verbbrowser, nounbubble jet printer, nounbuddy list, nounbuffer, nounbuffer, verbbug, nounbulletin board, nounbundle, nounbundle, verbburn, verbbus, nounbusiness continuity services, nounbusiness continuity services, button, nounbyte, nounCabinet Office Briefing Rooms, cable modem, nouncache, nouncache, verbCAD, nounCAD/CAM, nounCAL, nounCalifornia, nounCALL, nounCAM, nounCambridge, Capita, caps lock, nouncapture, verbcapture, nouncard, nouncathode ray tube, nounCAT scan, nounCBT, nounCD-R, nounCD-ROM, nounCD-ROM drive, CDRW, nounCD-RW, nouncentral processing unit, nouncentral processor, nounCGI, nounCHAPS, character, nounchat room, nouncheat, nouncheckbox, nounchip, nounchip card, CIM, CIO, clerical assistant, click, verbclickable, adjectiveclient, nounclient machine, client-server, adjectiveclient/server architecture, clip art, nounclipboard, nouncloaking, nounclock cycle, nounclock speed, nounclone, nouncluster, nounCOBOL, nouncode, nouncoder, nouncom, Comdex, nouncommand, nouncomm port, comms, nouncompact disc, nounCompaq, compatibility, nouncompatible, adjectivecompatible, nouncompile, verbcompiler, nouncompress, verbcomputer, nouncomputer (industry) analyst, computer-aided, adjectivecomputer-aided design, nouncomputer-aided manufacture, computer-aided manufacturing, nouncomputer-assisted, adjectivecomputerate, adjectivecomputer-based training, computer-generated, adjectivecomputer-integrated manufacture, computerize, verbcomputer-literate, adjectivecomputer modelling, nouncomputer science, nouncomputer system, computer virus, nouncomputing, nounconcordance, nounconfiguration, nounconfigure, verbconnect, verbconnectivity, nounconsole, nouncontrol, nouncontrol key, nouncookie, nouncoordinate, nounCorel, corrupt, verbcounter, nouncourseware, nounCPU, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncracker, nouncrash, verbcrash, nounCroft, Lara, cross-platform, adjectivecross-posting, nounCtrl, nouncursor, nouncut, verbcutover, nouncyber-, prefixcybercrime, nouncybernetics, nouncyberpunk, nouncybersickness, nouncyberspace, nouncyberterrorist, nouncyberwidow, noundata, noundata bank, noundatabase, noundatabase management, database management system, data capture, noundata centre, data dictionary, noundata encryption standard, noundata file, data interchange format file, data mining, noundata processing, noundata protection, Data Protection Act, the, Dateline, daytrader, nounday trading, nounDBMS, debug, verbdecision support system, decode, verbdecompress, verbdecrypt, verbdefault, noundefragment, verbDel, noundelete, verbdeletion, noundeliverable, noundematerialize, verbdemo, verbdemonstration version, denial of service attack, noundeselect, verbdesktop, noundesktop computer, noundesktop publishing, noundestination site, dialogue box, noundial-up, adjectivedigerati, noundigicam, noundigital nervous system, digital rights management, digital wallet, nounDilbert, direct access, noundirectory, noundisaster recovery, noundisc, noundisinfect, verbdisk, noundisk drive, noundiskette, noundisk operating system, display, noundisplay, verbdistributed processing, Dixons, dock, noundock, verbdocking station, noundocument, noundocument sharing, noundongle, nounDOS, noundot-matrix printer, noundouble click, verbdouble-click, verbdouble density, adjectivedown, adverbdownload, verbdownload, noundownloadable, adjectivedowntime, noundown time, downwardly compatible, adjectiveDP, noundrag, verbdrive, noun-driven, suffixdriver, noundropdown, noundrop down, noundrop-down menu, nounDTP, noundumb terminal, dump, verbdump, nounDVD, nounDVD-ROM, nounEasdaq, noune-book, noune-business, nounECN, noune-commerce, nouneditor, nounedutainment, noune-fatigue, nounE-FIT, nounEFTPOS, nounelectronic, adjectiveelectronic bill of lading, electronic cottage, nounelectronic data interchange, nounelectronic funds transfer, nounelectronic invoice, electronic mail, nounelectronic media, electronic publishing, nounelectronics, nounelectrosmog, nounEllison, Larry, email, nounemail account, embed, verbencrypt, verbend-to-end, adjectiveenter, verbenterprise application integration, nounentry, nounEPROM, noune-publishing, nounequipment leasing, erase, verbErnie, error, nounerror message, nounescape key, Ethernet, noune-ticket, nounE-ticket, nounexecutable, nounexecute, verbexecution, nounexit, verbexpansion card, nounexpansion slot, nounexpert system, nounexport, verbextension, nounextranet, nouneye scan, nounF2F, adjectivefabricator, nounfactory preset, nounfatware, nounfeed, verbfeed, nounfield, nounfifth generation computer, file, nounfile manager, nounfilename, nounfile sharing, nounfile transfer, filing system, filter, nounfirewall, nounfirmware, nounfirst generation, nounfirst in, first out, nounfirst-person shooter, nounfive nines, nounfixed wireless, nounflash, verbflash, nounflash drive, nounflash memory, nounflatscreen, adjectiveflat screen, flip chip, nounfloor broker, floppy disk, nounfly-by-wire, nounfolder, nounfont, nounfooter, nounfootprint, nounforklift upgrade, nounformat, verbFortran, nounforum, noun404, adjectivefreeware, nounftp, nounfunction, nounfunctionality, nounfunction key, nounfungible, adjectivefuzzy logic, nounGame Boy, gameplay, noungamer, noungaming, noungarbage in, garbage out, Gates, Bill, gateway, nounghost, nounGIF, noungigabit, noungigabyte, nounGIGO, GIS, nounGlitter, Gary, global, adjectiveGLOBEX, nounGMS, nounGoogle, gopher, noungraphical, adjectivegraphical user interface, noungraphics, noungraphics card, noungraphic software, grid computing, noungroupware, nounGUI, nounhack, verbhack, nounhacker, nounhacktivist, nounhandshake, nounhard copy, nounhard disk, nounhard drive, nounhardware, nounhard-wired, adjectiveHawk, Tony, Hawking, Stephen, head, nounheader, nounhelp, nounhelp desk, nounhelp menu, help screen, nounHewlett Packard, hexadecimal, adjectivehigh-definition, adjectivehigh-level, adjectivehigh-level language, highlight, verbhome computer, home office, nounhome shopping, hookup, nounhook-up, nounhost computer, hot key, nounhot link, nounhot spot, nounHTML, nounhttp, hyperlink, nounhypertext, nounIBM, icon, nounICT, nounidentifier, nouniMac, nounimport, verbinbox, nounincremental backup, nounincubator space, industrial design, infect, verbinfected, adjectiveinformation exchange, information retrieval, nouninformation system, information technology, nouninfowar, nouninitialize, verbinkjet printer, nouninput, nouninput, verbinput/output, adjectiveinstall, verbinstaller, nounInstinet, Intel, intelligent terminal, interactive, adjectiveinteractive whiteboard, nouninterface, nouninterface, verbInternational Securities Exchange, nounInternet cafe, nounInternet Service Provider, interpreter, nounintranet, nouninvoke, verbIP address, nouniPod, nouniris scan, nounISDN, nounISP, nounIT, nouniterate, verbiTunes, iTV, nounJava, nounjob, nounjob bank, Jobs, Steve, joystick, nounJPEG, nounK, KB, keno, nounkey, nounkeyboard, nounkeyboard, verbkeyboarder, nounkeypad, nounkeystroke, nounkeyword, nounkilobyte, nounkit, nounkludge, nounknowledge base, Kraftwerk, LAN, nounlanguage, nounlaptop, nounlaser disk, nounlaser printer, nounlaunch, verbLCD, nounlight industry, nounlight pen, nounline printer, nounlink, verbLinux, nounLISP, nounlisting paper, listserv, nounload, verblocal area network, nounlog file, LOGO, nounloop, nounlow-level, adjectiveMac, nounmachine, nounmachine code, nounmachine language, machine-readable, adjectiveMacintosh, nounmacro, nounmagnetic disk, nounmagnetic media, nounmagnetic tape, nounmail, nounmail, verbmailbomb, nounmailbox, nounmailing list, nounmail merge, nounmainframe, nounmainframe computer, main memory, manual, adjectivemaximize, verbmegabyte, nounmemory, nounmemory address, memory bank, nounmemory card, nounmemory hog, nounMemory Stick, nounmenu, nounmessage, nounmetadata, nounmicro, nounmicrochip, nounmicrocomputer, nounmicroelectronics, nounmicroprocessor, nounMicrosoft, MIDI, nounmigrate, verbmigration, nounMillennium bug, minicomputer, nounminimize, verbmips, mission-critical, adjectiveMIT, mixer, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodelling, nounmodem, nounmodule, nounmonitor, nounMoore, Gordon, Moore's Law, nounmorphing, nounmotherboard, nounMotorola, mouse, nounmouse mat, nounmouse miles, nounmouse potato, nounMP3 player, nounMP4 player, nounMPEG, nounMSC, nounMS-DOS, multimedia, adjectivemulti-player gaming, nounmultiple applications, multiplexer, nounmultitasking, nounnagware, nounNasdaq, nounNASDAQ, Naseem, Prince, National Market System, nounNEC, nerd, nounnest, verbNetscape Navigator, network, nounnetwork, verbneural computer, nounneural network, nounneuroinformatics, nounnewbie, nounnew economy, nounNintendo, node, nounnoise, nounnotebook, nounnumber-cruncher, nounnumber crunching, nounobject, nounobject language, object-oriented, adjectiveOCR, nounOfex, nounoffice machinery, offline, adverboff-line, adjectiveonline, adjectiveonline catalogue, online updating, nounon-screen, adjectiveopen, verbOpen Group, the, open outcry, nounopen system, nounoperating system, nounoperation, nounoptical character recognition, nounoptical fibre, nounoption, nounorder, nounorganizing business, OSI, nounoutbox, nounoutput, nounoutput, verbover-the-counter dealing, over-the-counter market, over-the-counter share, over-the-counter stock, over-the-counter trading, overwrite, verbP2P, adjectivepackage, nounpacket, nounpacket-switching, nounpage, nounpage break, nounpalette, nounpalm phone, nounpalmtop, nounpaperless, adjectiveparallel data query, parallel port, parallel processing, nounPASCAL, nounpass-along, adjectivepassword, nounpaste, verbpasting, nounpatch, nounpause, verbPC, nounPC Card, nounPDA, nounPDF, nounPDF file, pen drive, nounPentium, peripheral, adjectiveperipheral, nounpersonal communicator, nounpersonal computer, nounpersonal electronic device, nounpersonal organizer, nounpetaflop, nounphishing, nounping, verbpiracy, nounpirate, verbpixel, nounplasma screen, nounplatform, nounplatform game, nounPlayStation, plotter, nounplug and play, nounplug-and-play, adjectiveplug-in, nounpointer, nounpop-under, nounpop-up, nounport, nounport, verbportable, adjectivepost, verbpost-industrial, adjectivePostScript, nounPowerPoint, nounprint, verbprinter, nounprintout, nounprint-out, nounprint preview, nounprocess, verbprocessing, nounprocessor, nounprogram, nounprogram, verbprogram file, programmable, adjectiveprogrammer, nounprogramme trading, programming, nounprogramming language, PROLOG, nounPROM, nounprompt, verbprompt, nounprotocol, nounPsion, pull down, nounpull-down, adjectivepull-down menu, nounpunched card, nounquantum computer, nounQuarkXPress, queue, nounqwerty, adjectiveRAM, nounrandom access memory, nounread, verbread only memory, read-only memory, nounread-out, nounread-write, adjectivereal-time, adjectivereboot, verbrecall, verbre-chip, verbrecord, nounrecord, verbrefresh, verbreload, verbremaster, verbremote access, nounremote control, nounremote working, nounreseller, nounreset, verbrespawn, verbretinal scanner, nounretrieval, nounretrieve, verbretry, verbreturn, nounright-click, verbrip, verbroad warrior, nounrobot, nounrollover, nounROM, nounRoute 128, nounrouter, nounroutine, nounRSI, nounRTF, nounrun, verbsalami slicing, nounSamsung, save, verbscalability, nounscalable, adjectivescan, verbscanner, nounscramble, verbscreen, nounscreen-based, adjectivescreen dump, nounscreensaver, nounscreen saver, nounscreenshot, nounscroll, verbscroll bar, nounscroll key, SCSI, nounSEAQ, search, nounsearch, verbsearchable, adjectivesearch engine, nounSEATS, nounsecurity rating, SEGA, self-healing, adjectivesend, verbserial port, server, nounserver farm, nounservice bureau, nounservice pack, nounSET, nounset-up, nounSFA, nounSGML, nounshareware, nounshift, nounshift key, nounshoot-'em-up, nounshopping bot, sig file, nounsilicon, nounsilicon chip, nounSilicon Fen, nounSilicon Glen, Silicon Valley, sim, nounSIMM, nounsimulation, nounSinclair, Sir Clive, single sourcing, skin, nounslo-mo, adjectivesmall office/home office, nounsmart, adjectivesmart bomb, nounsneakernet, nounsoft copy, nounsoftware, nounsoftware engineering, SoHo, SOHO, nounSonic the Hedgehog, sort, nounsoundcard, nounsource code, nounspace bar, nounspam, nounspeech recognition, nounspeech recognition software, speech synthesizer, nounspellcheck, nounspellchecker, nounspell-checker, nounspider, nounspider food, nounspim, nounsplit screen, nounspreadsheet, nounspreadsheet software, spyware, nounstandalone, adjectivestand-alone, adjectivestandby time, nounStarr Report, the, nounstarter pack, nounstart-up, nounstorage, nounstorage unit, store, verbstore-and-forward, nounstrategic information system, stream, verbstreaming, nounStreet Fighter, string, nounstylus, nounsubdirectory, nounsubroutine, nounsuite, nounSun Microsystems, sunrise industry, nounsupercomputer, nounsuperserver, nounsupport, verbsupport, nounswitching, nounsynchronous, adjectivesyntax, nounsynthespian, nounsystem, nounsystem administrator, nounsystems analyst, nounsystems programmer, system tray, nountab, verbtab key, nountab stop, nountag, nountag, verbtape, nountape drive, taskbar, nountechie, nountechnical support, nountechno-, prefixtechnocracy, nountechno-geek, nountechnophobe, nountechy, telecentre, nountelecommuter, nountelematics, nounteleprinter, nounteleworker, nountemplate, nounterabyte, nounteraflop, nounterminal, nountestdeck, nountext-to-speech, adjectivethird-generation, adjectivethird-party software, thumbnail, nountickbox, nountick box, nountime out, nountime-sharing, nountitle bar, nountoggle, nountoner, nountoolbar, nountoolbox, nounTOPIC, nountop-level domain, nountop ranking, nounTorvalds, Linus, Toshiba, Tottenham Court Road, touchpad, nountouch screen, nountrackball, nountransaction processing, transputer, nounTrojan horse, nountroubleshooter, nounTTS, Turing, Alan, tutorial, nounundo, verbuninstall, verbunique visitor, nounUnix, noununlisted share, unlisted stock, unrecoverable error, unzip, verbup, adverbupdate, nounupgrade, verbupload, verbupload, nounuptime, nounusability, nounUSB, nounUSB drive, nounuser-friendly, adjectiveuser group, nounuser interface, nounuser name, nounUS Robotics, utility, nounVActor, nounvalid, adjectivevalue-added reseller, vapourware, nounVDT, nounVDU, nounVGA, nounvideocard, nounvideo game, nounvideo snacking, nounviral marketing, nounvirtual, adjectivevirtual corporation, virtually, adverbvirtual memory, nounvirtual office, nounvirtual organization, virtual reality, nounvirus, nounvoice print, nounvoice recognition, wallpaper, nounWAN, nounWAP, noun-ware, suffixwar game, nounWAV, nounwearable, nounWeb 2.0, nounweb browser, nounweb crawler, nounweb design, nounweb development, web-enabled, adjectiveweb hosting, nounweb log, nounweb log file, wide area network, wi-fi, nounWi-Fi, nounwild card, nounwindow, nounWindows, Wintel, wipe, verbWiponet, nounwireless internet, wireless networking, nounWord, Wordperfect, word processor, nounworkspace, nounworkstation, nounWorld Wide Web, the, worm, nounWozniak, Steve, write, verbwrite-protected, adjectiveWYSIWYG, nounXbox, XML, nounY2K, nounYahoo!, zap, verbzip file, nounzombie, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► computer hardware/equipment
1computer machinery and equipment, as opposed to the programs that make computers work → software2equipment and tools for your home and garden3the machinery and equipment that is needed to do something: (=machines and equipment, not programs)· a shop that sells computer equipment
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► different· They gain wide experience of different types of hardware and many varied programming languages.· Two developments point the way to a very different hardware future.
► military· It has begun publishing an annual report providing for the first time a rough indication of how much military hardware Britain exports.· Each acquisition of military hardware and each movement of military forces seems to fuel GreekTurkish suspicions and inflame tensions.· There were also queries over the battle-worthiness of aircraft and other major military hardware due to maintenance backlogs and shortages of spares.· What the officials of these states ignore is that the age of fetishism is over, and importing military hardware increases dependence.· A first step must be to restrict any military hardware sales to defensive weapons.· Modern technology appears in the form of military hardware and training of limited utility to the country.· Meanwhile, Dudayev had ordered a general mobilization, and claimed a share of Soviet military hardware.· Others are military hardware enthusiasts whose zest for detail has been rewarded with a high-profile job.
► necessary· Both components will fit directly on to the board without any necessary extra hardware being required.
► new· But another factor is that instruction manuals that usually accompany new computer hardware and software are difficult to understand.· The enhancements include support for new hardware, new printers and functional enhancements, which can be added without reinstalling 3.2.0.
► other· There were also queries over the battle-worthiness of aircraft and other major military hardware due to maintenance backlogs and shortages of spares.· However the chips on some machines may be located under disk drives or power supplies or other lumps of hardware.· Being mostly upright, plants can conceal filter tubes, airlines, heater wires and other hardware.· The same is true of the other hardware manufacturers, with varying degrees of modification.· UniDirect hopes to duplicate the formula with other hardware vendors.· The libraries run initially on networks of Sparcstations and are being ported to other hardware.
► special· It runs well on all graphics adapter types and has no special hardware requirements.· Another example of special hardware is Texas Instruments' multiprocessor Odyssey Board.· Unlike early game machine ports, these three titles need no special hardware.
NOUN► business· Next refused to comment on reports that it might abandon its hardware business altogether.
► company· Most of the top 10 hardware companies suffered from the recession.· Many software and hardware companies enjoyed rapid expansion before the bubble burst and market growth slowed.· Well, they replied, sometimes the hardware companies modify it.· At first, Jobs conceived Next as a hardware company that would make computer workstations for scientists and educators.· He began his career as a traveling salesman for a hardware company.
► computer· The decision he reached was that existing computer hardware was not sufficiently powerful to cope with the problem.· Repairs to embassy buildings and the replacement of outdated computer hardware are said to be long overdue.· Managers have probably sanctioned the purchase of computer hardware and software but have not involved themselves with their use.· Berg had, but the computer hardware to manage such complex simulations was extremely expensive and the existing software was primitive.· As part of this process computer hardware requirements at Police Headquarters to assist with enforcement policy and personnel will be reviewed.· But another factor is that instruction manuals that usually accompany new computer hardware and software are difficult to understand.· The belief that it would be possible to maintain old computer hardware in operational order for use by future historians is utopian.
► design· They have been applied to evolving software, hardware designs, chemical structures, music, pictures and video.· Instead of merely simulating parallelism, it is inherent in the hardware design.· In any case, Next will sell its hardware design centre and factory in Fremont, California.· These courses are also a preparation for work at the hardware/software interface and provide the potential for work in hardware design.
► manufacturer· It has important implications for hardware manufacturers too.· The flocking rules were discovered by Craig Reynolds, a computer scientist working at Symbolics, a graphics hardware manufacturer.· Old style hardware manufacturers have suffered.· The same is true of the other hardware manufacturers, with varying degrees of modification.· Using workflow, one hardware manufacturer managed to cut the time taken to process an invoice from six weeks to three days.
► platform· For reference purposes, multimedia implies decisions about support for specific hardware platforms.· It will be the first time the leading graphics are available on the leading hardware platform.· The choice of package, in turn, will determine what hardware platform is going to be most appropriate.
► sale· So they often set up subsidiaries, which earned maintenance revenues on the back of mainstream hardware sales.· Analysts had expected hardware sales to rise as much as 18 percent to $ 12. 5 billion.· A first step must be to restrict any military hardware sales to defensive weapons.· He added, however, that hardware sales revenue this year would be fairly static as lower prices offset higher volume.
► shop· It comes in various sizes of large sheets as well as the small sizes available in hardware shops.· Ant: The hardware shop round the corner, it was dead cheap.· Enter the hardware shop and buy the wrench, exit and walk over to the fire hydrant.· He made a number of further purchases at a confectioner's, a hardware shop and a luggage emporium.· Stainex is available from Homebase and Co-op stores and good hardware shops, price £2.54.· The local hardware shop proprietor was perhaps not a little alarmed when asked to supply 15 broomsticks before October 31st!· Small cafes and restaurants ring the quayside; grocery and hardware shops are scattered around.· They had bought the acid liquid from a hardware shop carefully choosing the most caustic brand available.
► store· She had two rooms above a hardware store in Venus.· Rioters broke into hardware stores and armed themselves, demolished black businesses, and even robbed stores kept by white men.· It was sub-Post Office, supermarket, hardware store, clothes shop, newsagent's and chemist's packed into one room.· As it turns out, Heflin is not the brightest bulb in the hardware store.· You also need brushes which you can buy from a hardware store.· Not that it was a completely wasted trip, what with the hardware store right next door.· He believes they were bought from a camping or hardware store in the week leading up to April 27.
► system· Both have a responsibility for design, the manager, of people systems, and the engineer, of hardware systems.· We saw some of these tactics directed against us when we were a hardware systems company.· However, just as hardware systems are dominated by engineering thinking, macro-systems are dominated by economic thinking.· The wide range of options includes software development, hardware systems, and business and management computing.· Agreed to evaluate hardware systems up to the value of £7k, possibly to tie in with image analysis. 11.
► unix· Users receive object code versions of SNAP-IX pre-built for their chosen Unix hardware, along with services and support.· What's on offer will include information on Unix hardware and software products, service providers, systems integrators and consulting organisations.· The performance of graphical Windows programs should be enhanced by the Unix hardware.· The innovation once focused around Unix hardware vendors is slipping towards the personal computer.
► vendors· A list of 80 plus independent software and hardware vendors also registered support.· UniDirect hopes to duplicate the formula with other hardware vendors.· The innovation once focused around Unix hardware vendors is slipping towards the personal computer.
VERB► build· The latter builds decisions into the hardware and software based on his knowledge of the limitations of the mechanisms.· He also wants to spur engineers to build better hardware and encourage greater funding for its infrastructure.· S.-built hardware if necessary.· Manufacturers responded by building cheaper modem hardware, and the rest is history.
► buy· Sets of bars and rollers can be bought from hardware stores for the heaviest furniture and kitchen equipment.· She was working hard because she had to pay off the loan she used to buy the hardware store.· You also need brushes which you can buy from a hardware store.· They can be bought at most large hardware stores and fixed by a handyman.
► implement· It may be uneconomic or too inflexible to implement in hardware all of a computer's instruction set.· Generally, this means implementing in hardware, though some implementations we mention at the end of this chapter are actually biological.· Although conceptually clear, the method is not easy to implement with current hardware.
► include· What's on offer will include information on Unix hardware and software products, service providers, systems integrators and consulting organisations.· The data backup and recovery includes all required hardware, software and associated maintenance.· It apparently includes compilers, but hardware support is slim and they'd like better graphics.· The enhancements include support for new hardware, new printers and functional enhancements, which can be added without reinstalling 3.2.0.· The wide range of options includes software development, hardware systems, and business and management computing.· Additional equipment includes communications hardware, scanners and a plotter.
► install· The new unit will offer services even where the customer has decided to install all non-IBM hardware.
► provide· Alternatively, countries such as Britain could provide space hardware or equipment for ground stations.· Finally, the Workstation Auditing Module tracks equipment configuration, and also provides software and hardware inventory features.· But Britain is likely to press for a deal under which its own industry provides hardware for the satellites.· It uses Postscript as the transfer format, thus providing hardware independence.· One of the goals of Whistler is to provide hardware and software with a single version of Windows to work with.· Because of this close association between stacks and subroutine linkage, some computers provide hardware stacks to deal with subroutine calls and returns.
► require· Higher level upgrades require a hardware change accomplished via a module swap programme.· These all required expensive hardware, and ate up huge gobs of memory.· Some neural network implementations require this special-purpose hardware.· Both films employ innovative computer-generated graphics that required staggering outlays in hardware.· The data backup and recovery includes all required hardware, software and associated maintenance.
► run· Fortunately the process is explicitly parallel and were it to be run on multiprocessor hardware then there could be substantial speed-up.· So Etak stopped making Navigators and instead opted to sell a software map which runs on hardware made by other firms.
► sell· It generates interest in Apple and it sells hardware.· Tandem, like other hardware-based firms, now needed software expertise to sell its hardware.· He also owned a shop on the main street, selling hardware and tinned foods and some garden produce.· The pencils are sold in hardware and building supply stores.· In any case, Next will sell its hardware design centre and factory in Fremont, California.· Sears currently has four such stores that sell furniture, hardware, automotive parts and appliances.
► supply· The arrangement sprang out of Compaq winning a contract to supply hardware, which was used to manage the 1991 national elections.· Hewlett-Packard Co., which is supplying the hardware to Ford, provides computers only to employees who need them for work.
► use· Participants will create and print a newsletter using IBM-compatible hardware and Xywrite and Ventura programmes.· They can be used on Sega hardware but are half the price.· The field could also be used to list all hardware on which the module is dependent for its operation.· This is because astronomical observations using the hardware can take place only at certain times of the year.· An important factor here will be the school librarian's experience of using the hardware and software.
tanks and other military hardware