the "computer name" given to all the electronic and mechanical devices that make up a computer, as opposed to software, which refers to programs.
mechanical and electronic parts that constitute a computer system, as distinguished from the computer programs ( software) that drive the system. The main hardware elements are the Central Processing Unit, disk or magnetic tape data storage devices, Cathode-Ray Tube display terminals, keyboards, and printers.
the physical elements of a computer system; the computer equipment as opposed to the programs or information stored in the machine. Contrast software.
mechanical and electronic parts that constitute a computer system, as distinguished from the computer programs ( software) that drive the system. The main hardware elements are the central processing unit, disk or magnetic tape data storage devices, cathode-ray tube display terminals, keyboards, and printers.
