hardware
/ˈhɑːdweə(r)/noun
उच्चारण हार्ड्वेअर
हार्डवेयर
Core word
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[U]
the machinery and electronic parts of a computer system; tools and equipment that are used in the house and garden; the equipment needed for a particular activity
हार्डवेयर
- computer hardware
- a hardware shop
- He sells computer hardware from a small shop.
+ 2 more examples
- The firm spent crores on new hardware and software.
- Buy nails and paint from the hardware store.
Synonyms equipment machinery tools devices
Opposite software
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
hardware (uncountable)
Hardware is uncountable: do not say hardwares. Say a piece of hardware or items of hardware.
'Hardware' uncountable है: 'hardwares' नहीं कहते। 'A piece of hardware' या 'items of hardware' कहें।
- The company sells computer hardware and software.
- A printer is a piece of hardware.
hardware vs software
Hardware is the physical parts of a computer that you can touch; software is the programs that run on it.
Hardware कंप्यूटर के वे भौतिक भाग हैं जिन्हें छुआ जा सकता है; software वे programs हैं जो उस पर चलते हैं।
- The problem is with the hardware, not the software.
- We upgraded both the hardware and the software.
hardware shop / store (household tools)
In a second sense it means tools, nails, locks and similar goods for home and garden; a hardware shop sells them.
दूसरे अर्थ में इसका मतलब घर और बगीचे के औज़ार, कील, ताले आदि हैं; hardware की दुकान इन्हें बेचती है।
- He bought a hammer at the hardware shop.
- The hardware store near the market also sells paint.
military hardware / sports hardware
It can also mean heavy equipment needed for an activity, such as weapons or machines.
इसका अर्थ किसी गतिविधि के लिए आवश्यक भारी उपकरण, जैसे हथियार या मशीनें भी हो सकता है।
- The army displayed its latest military hardware on Republic Day.
+Collocations 4
adjective + hardware
computernewfaultymilitarynetwork
- The faulty hardware slowed down the whole office.
verb + hardware
installupgradereplaceconnectbuy
- The school plans to upgrade its computer hardware this year.
hardware + noun
shopstorefailureproblemcompanydealer
- A hardware failure erased the files from the old computer.
noun + of hardware
a piece ofan item ofa range ofa store of
- A router is an important piece of hardware in every home.
“More examples 5
- Keyboards, monitors and mice are all computer hardware.
Keyboard, monitor और mouse सब कंप्यूटर hardware हैं।
- My uncle owns a hardware shop selling pipes, locks and screws.
मेरे चाचा की hardware की दुकान है जहाँ पाइप, ताले और पेंच मिलते हैं।
- Radhika learnt how to repair laptop hardware during her diploma course.
राधिका ने अपने diploma पाठ्यक्रम में laptop hardware ठीक करना सीखा।
- The bank spent crores on new hardware for its branches.
बैंक ने अपनी शाखाओं के नए hardware पर करोड़ों रुपये खर्च किए।
- Our old hardware cannot run the latest version of the program.
हमारा पुराना hardware कार्यक्रम का नवीनतम संस्करण नहीं चला सकता।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The shop sells many hardwares.
✓ The shop sells a lot of hardware.
Hardware is uncountable and has no plural form.
'Hardware' uncountable है और इसका plural रूप नहीं होता।
✗ The hardwares of this computer are very costly.
✓ The hardware of this computer is very costly.
Use hardware without -s and with a singular verb.
'Hardware' को -s के बिना और singular क्रिया के साथ प्रयोग करें।
✗ A mouse is a hardware.
✓ A mouse is a piece of hardware.
Because hardware is uncountable, it cannot take a or an directly.
'Hardware' uncountable है, इसलिए उसके साथ सीधे 'a' या 'an' नहीं आ सकता।
§Grammar and usage
Uncountable.
'Hardware' एक uncountable noun है, इसलिए इसके आगे 'a' नहीं लगता और इसका plural 'hardwares' नहीं बनता। 'Some hardware' या 'a piece of hardware' कहना सही है।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Computer GK: hardware includes the CPU, keyboard, mouse, monitor and printer; input devices (keyboard, mouse) and output devices (monitor, printer).
Computer GK में hardware में CPU, keyboard, mouse, monitor और printer शामिल हैं; input devices (keyboard, mouse) और output devices (monitor, printer)।