hardware

名词 hardware:

1. major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)
2. instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal
   同义词：ironware
3. (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
   同义词：computer hardware

1. A computer system is composed of software and hardware in the light of its working mode.
   从计算机的工作过程看，计算机系统是由软件和硬件组成的。
2. After Apollo, NASA's leaders turned their backs on the stars and planets. They delayed or canceled astronomy and space missions, gambling the agency's future on hardware like the space shuttle and space station.
   阿波罗［探测外太空火箭］过后，美国宇航局的领导放弃了对星球的探测。他们搁置或取消了天文及太空任务，而将该局的前途赌在航天飞机及太空站一类的硬件上。
3. We deal in hardware but not software.
   我们只经营硬件而不经营软件。
4. I know nothing about computer hardware.
   我对计算机硬件一窍不通。