English > hardware: 3 senses > noun 3, artifact| Meaning | (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system. |
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| Synonym | computer hardware |
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| Category | computer science, computing | The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
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| Part of | computer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system | A machine for performing calculations automatically |
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| Narrower | central processing unit, CPU, C.P.U., central processor, processor, mainframe | (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing |
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| memory, computer memory, storage, computer storage, store, memory board | An electronic memory device |
| scheduler | computer hardware that arranges jobs to be done by the computer in an appropriate order |
| sequencer | computer hardware that sorts data or programs into a predetermined sequence |
| upgrade | hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did |
| Broader | component, constituent, element | An artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up |
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| Opposite | software, software program, computer software, software system, software package, package | (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory |
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| Spanish | hardware |
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| Catalan | hardware, maquinari |
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