Noun (thing)
    
  
    Hardware  
          
      
          
      
      
   
  
                  
                            
              
  
                  
                            
              
  
    
        physical items which make up a computer system, including: monitors, keyboards, hard drives, and RAM        
          
      
          
      
      
    
  
      Hardware today has become such a commodity that it's often more expensive to repair it than to replace it.