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- [furm-wair]
- /ˈfɜrmˌwɛər/
- /ˈfɜːm.weər/
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- [furm-wair]
- /ˈfɜrmˌwɛər/
Definitions of firmware word
- noun firmware a microprogram stored in ROM, designed to implement a function that had previously been provided in software. 1
- noun firmware Permanent software programmed into a read-only memory. 1
- noun firmware computing: program in ROM 1
- noun Definition of firmware in Technology Software stored in read-only memory (ROM) or programmable ROM (PROM). Easier to change than hardware but harder than software stored on disk. Firmware is often responsible for the behaviour of a system when it is first switched on. A typical example would be a "monitor" program in a microcomputer which loads the full operating system from disk or from a network and then passes control to it. 1
- uncountable noun firmware In computer systems, firmware is a set of commands which are stored on a chip rather than as part of a program, because the computer uses them very often. 0
- noun firmware a fixed form of software programmed into a read-only memory 0
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Origin of firmware
First appearance:
before 1965 One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70; firm1 + (soft)ware
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Firmware
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
firmware popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
firmware usage trend in Literature
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