{
    "term": "hardware",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the machines and electronic parts in a computer or other electronic system",
            "labels": "(computing)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We supply computer hardware to businesses."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The laptop drawing tablet is a very useful piece of hardware."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This application runs on a wide variety of hardware platforms."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It seems you've got a hardware problem; the disk drive is stuck."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Computers"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["computer", "military", "new"],
                "… of hardware": ["piece"],
                "verb + hardware": ["design", "develop", "provide"],
                "hardware + noun": ["component", "device", "product"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "tools and equipment that are used in the house and garden",
            "labels": "also British English, old-fashioned",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a hardware shop/store"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Shopping"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the equipment, machines and vehicles used to do something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "tanks and other military hardware"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["computer", "military", "new"],
                "… of hardware": ["piece"],
                "verb + hardware": ["design", "develop", "provide"],
                "hardware + noun": ["component", "device", "product"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhɑːdweə(r)/",
                "audio": "ha/hardware/hardware__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhɑːrdwer/",
                "audio": "ha/hardware/hardware__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}