Hardware

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-012852",
  "term": "Hardware",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A computer system's physical equipment, including the central processing unit (CPU), control unit, memory, input/output devices, and storage devices.\n\n2. Physical E&IT equipment like disks, disk drives, display screens, keyboards, printers, boards, and chips. In contrast, software is not physical. Software exists as ideas, concepts, and symbols.\n\n3. Physical equipment as opposed to programs, procedures, rules, and associated documentation.",
  "abbreviation": "H/W",
  "synonyms": [
    "HW"
  ],
  "subject": "Policy and guidance",
  "references": [
    "Records Glossary",
    "Section 508: Accessibility Glossary",
    "General Services Administration Federal Standard 1037C, Glossary of Telecommunication Terms, 1996"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/hardware/"
}