noun Fixtures, equipment, fasteners, 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.
He needed a hammer, nails, screws, nuts, bolts and other assorted hardware, so he went to the hardware store.
noun Equipment.
military hardware
noun The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc.
noun Electronic equipment.
noun Metal implements.
The designers have put their logo on the hardware of this bag here.