A2💻 Technology
Italian word
hardware
hardware (physical computer components)
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hardware
hardware (physical computer parts; also: tools and fittings in a hardware store)
⚠️ The trap
A perfect tech loanword. In English, 'hardware store' sells tools and fittings — in Italian this is a 'ferramenta'. Italians never call a tool shop 'hardware'; the word is used only in computing.
To say "hardware (physical computer parts; also: tools and fittings in a hardware store)" in Italian:
N/A — direct loanword
"hardware" in English means:
hardware (physical computer components)
Example
"Il problema non è nel software ma nell'hardware."
"The problem is not in the software but in the hardware."
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