firmware
firmware noun: a permanent form of software that provides a low-level control of computing device hardware.
Noun
firmware (uncountable)
firmware meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
firmware in Hindi
- फर्मवेयर, फ़र्मवेयर
firmware in Tamil
- நிலை பொருள்
firmware in Marathi
- फर्मवेअर, फर्म्वेअर
firmware in Urdu
- فرم ویئر
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- firmware in Bengali
- ফার্মওয়্যার
- firmware in Telugu
- ఫర్మ్వేర్, ఫర్మ్ వేర్
- firmware in Malayalam
- ഫേംവെയർ, ഫാർമ്വെയർ, ഫേംവെയറുകൾ
- firmware in Kannada
- ಫರ್ಮ್ವೇರ್, ಫರ್ಮ್ವೇರ್ಗಳು, ಫರ್ಮ್ ವೇರ್
- firmware in Punjabi
- ਫਰਮਵੇਅਰ, ਫ਼ਰਮਵੇਅਰ, ਫ਼ਾਰਮਵੇਅਰ
- firmware in Gujarati
- ફર્મવેર
- firmware in Odia
- ଫାର୍ମୱେଯ଼ାର, ଫର୍ମ୍ୱେଯ଼ାର
- firmware in Nepali
- फर्मवेयर, फार्मवेयर
- firmware in Arabic
- بَرْنَامِج ثَابِت barnāmij ṯābit
- firmware in Malay
- perisian tegar
- firmware in Indonesian
- perangkat tegar, peranti tegar
- firmware in Thai
- เฟิร์มแวร์ ferm-wae
- firmware in Vietnamese
- phần lõi
Origin of firmware
From firm + -ware. Coined in an article in 1967 as an intermediary term between hardware and software.
Words formed from firmware
Phrases with firmware
Questions about firmware
- What does firmware mean?
- Firmware means a permanent form of software that provides a low-level control of computing device hardware.
- What is firmware in Hindi?
- Firmware in Hindi is फर्मवेयर, फ़र्मवेयर. See Firmware meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is firmware?
- Firmware is a noun.
Words near firmware in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: firmware (page history and authors); firmware (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); firmware (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); firmware (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); firmware (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); firmware (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); firmware (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); firmware (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); firmware (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); firmware (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); firmware (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); firmware (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); firmware (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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