firmware
noun
firm·ware
ˈfərm-ˌwer 
: computer programs contained permanently in a hardware device (such as a read-only memory)
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The app, currently, doesn't do much other than give you an easy way to set the time, register your brewer, give it a fun name, and update the device's firmware.
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Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Smartphone manufacturers must make their devices, develop firmware or invest in local innovation to meet Indonesia’s requirements.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
Following a long firmware update, things were smoother over several days, with only a few jittery apps like Hulu and Disney+.
—Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 22 Sep. 2024
After buying nebulizers, syringes, gaskets, battery packs, electrical firmware and pharmaceutical-grade nicotine liquid, Danek—who had recently sold his stake in a vaporizer company—took everything apart and hacked together a functional prototype.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Smartphone manufacturers must make their devices, develop firmware or invest in local innovation to meet Indonesia’s requirements.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
Following a long firmware update, things were smoother over several days, with only a few jittery apps like Hulu and Disney+.
—Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 22 Sep. 2024
After buying nebulizers, syringes, gaskets, battery packs, electrical firmware and pharmaceutical-grade nicotine liquid, Danek—who had recently sold his stake in a vaporizer company—took everything apart and hacked together a functional prototype.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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firmware
noun
firm·ware
ˈfərm-ˌwa(ə)r
-ˌwe(ə)r
: computer programs contained permanently in a hardware device (as a read-only memory)
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