Hardware

Japanese: ハードウェア（英語表記）hardware

This is what we call hardware. A general term for the equipment that makes up the entire computer system. Refers to tangible things such as equipment, as opposed to software, which refers to intangible things such as computer utilization technology. Recently, the words hardware and software have often been used in places unrelated to computers, and technology and know-how in particular are referred to as "soft," while other tangible equipment is referred to as "hard." For example, a sales floor as a building is considered "hard," but intangible things such as customer service techniques and product technology are often distinguished as "soft."

Source : Jericho Consulting Co., Ltd. About the Dictionary of Trade Terms

Japanese:

いわゆる金物。コンピュータのシステム全体を構成する機器の総称。コンピュータの利用技術などの無形なものを意味するソフトウェアに対し機器などの有形なものをさす。最近では、ハードウェアやソフトウェアということばはコンピュータと離れたところでもよく使われ、特に技術やノウハウなどをソフトと呼び、他の有形の機器をハードと呼んで区別している。たとえば、建物としての売場はハードであるが、接客技術や商品技術などの無形のものはソフトなどと区別されることも多い。

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