n. tools and other small objects made of metal; weapons; mechanical equipment; mechanical and electronic elements of a computer

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Noun
1. major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)
(hypernym) weaponry, arms, implements of war, weapons system, munition
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
2. instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal
(synonym) ironware
(hypernym) instrumentality, instrumentation
3. (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
(synonym) computer hardware
(antonym) software, software system, software package, package
(hypernym) component, constituent, element
(hyponym) central processing unit, CPU, C.P.U., central processor, processor, mainframe
(part-holonym) computer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system
(classification) computer science, computing

nf. hardware, mechanical and electronic elements of a computer

nm. hardware, tools and other small objects made of metal, mechanical equipment; ironsmith