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computerware

computerware noun: computer hardware and/or software.

Noun

computerware (uncountable)

  1. Computer hardware and/or software.
    • Some 17 municipalities, select retail chains and Salvation Army thrift stores have been certified to collect junked computerware, television sets, printers and fax machines to bolster existing recycling programs, project organizers said yesterday.2009 April 1, Paola Loriggio, “Junking of old PCs to get easier, wiser”, in Toronto Star, archived from the original on 14 Oct 2025
    • The Canadian ratings program runs the gamut from home appliances, consumer electronics and computerware to doors, windows, furnaces, lighting fixtures and new houses in their entirety.2009 September 20, Jad Mouawad, “Energy thieves lurking in our homes”, in Toronto Star

Origin of computerware

From computer + -ware.

Questions about computerware

What does computerware mean?
Computerware means computer hardware and/or software.
What part of speech is computerware?
Computerware is a noun.

Words near computerware in the dictionary

  1. computerphobics
  2. computerphone
  3. computerphones
  4. computers
  5. computerspeak
  6. computerware
  7. computery
  8. computes
  9. computest
  10. computeth
  11. computi

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