Definitions
1.nounFixtures, 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.
2.nounEquipment."military hardware"
3.nounThe part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software.
4.nounElectronic equipment.
5.nounMetal implements.
6.nounA firearm.