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▸ noun:  Fixtures, equipment, tools and devices used for general-purpose construction and repair of a structure or object. Also such equipment as sold as stock by a store of the same name, e.g. hardware store.
▸ noun:  (informal) Equipment.
▸ noun:  (computing) The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software.
▸ noun:  (technology) Electronic equipment.
▸ noun:  Metal implements.
▸ noun:  (slang) A firearm.
▸ noun:  (slang) Medals or trophies.
▸ noun:  (Philippines) Short for hardware store. [A shop that sells tools, fasteners, and similar objects known collectively as hardware, as well as related sundries used in construction and repair.]

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