firmware
noun
firm·ware
ˈfərm-ˌwer 
: computer programs contained permanently in a hardware device (such as a read-only memory)
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Ars Technica reports that some Car Thing owners have been pleading with the company to open-source the device, so hobbyists can make and install their own firmware rather than having to throw the thing away.
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Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 24 May 2024
Humane has pledged to address some of those bugs with firmware updates.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 22 May 2024
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Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 24 May 2024
Humane has pledged to address some of those bugs with firmware updates.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 22 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for firmware
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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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