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hardware

hardware

noun HAHRD-wehr Rare

Usage Note

Hardware is used in Spanish exactly as in English for the physical components of a computer system. It is invariable — the plural is also hardware or sometimes los hardwares informally. The RAE accepts the loan word; componentes físicos is a more native alternative but rarely used in practice.

Examples

"El problema es del hardware, no del software."

Natural Translation

The problem is with the hardware, not the software.

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