Associations to the word «Firmware»

Wiktionary

FIRMWARE, noun. Something in-between hardware and software. Like software, it is created from source code, but it is closely tied to the hardware it runs on.
FIRMWARE, noun. Software intended for such embedded computer applications.

Dictionary definition

FIRMWARE, noun. (computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.