Hardware is the name we use to describe the physical components of a device; hardware is what you can touch, see, and interact with. The term "hardware" is most commonly associated with computer parts, but it can be extended to many other types of consumer electronics, such as laptops, gaming consoles, and smartphones.

Hardware refers to the physical components of a computer system, including microprocessors, memory modules, input/output (I/O) devices, and data storage, which collectively enable computing processes and data transfer.

Any part of a computer that you can physically touch is hardware.