Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Computer programming instructions that are stored in a read-only memory unit rather than being implemented through software.
Wiktionary
- n. Something in-between hardware and software. Like software, it is created from source code, but it is closely tied to the hardware it runs on.
- n. Software for embedded computers.
WordNet 3.0
- n. (computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory
Examples
“To those shoppers confused about the difference between hardware and software, "firmware" is probably scary enough to get them to shell out $30.”
Watch Out For Firmware Shenanigans At Best Buy - The Consumerist
“You can imagine a situation where some new firmware is available but where the operator may not want to do a mass push, in this case it could be available with client initiated FOTA.”
“Update of PERC firmware is needed for getting anything out of your new Ubuntu 8.04.”
“What you described re the reverse-engineered firmware is exactly how IBM lost control of the original personal computer market way back in the early 1980s.”
“Fact is, until the 1.1.3 firmware is successfully hacked by the resourceful iPhone hackers, you can still enjoy all of the features the update is bringing and more with your jailbroken iPhone.”
The 20 Best iPhone and iPod touch Applications | Lifehacker Australia
“The firmware is GPLed and can be freely hacked, too.”
“Sony firmware PSP update p2p news/p2pnet: - Sony PSP firmware is already being downgraded by users.”
“The iPod 1. x firmware is simply not capable of using Talking Panda.”
“The iPod firmware is an extremely closed environment and I was lucky that I was able to get the kind of integration that I did.”
“It’s almost a dependable cycle – Market forces require AT&T to upgrade their network, it doesn’t work well, there are coverage holes and configuration problems, I get buggy firmware from the modem manufacturer, and have very unhappy users, and it takes us a year to work everything out.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘firmware’.
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-Ware Ever
Shareware and its friends.
shareware, cardware, postcardware, beerware, emailware, freeware, otherware, requestware, abandonware, careware, catware, donateware and 136 more...
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TECH - digital photography
AD converter, AE lock, AF assist lamp, AF servo, aliasing, anti-shake, aperture, aperture priority, artifact, aspect ratio, auto bracketing, autofocus and 106 more...
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Digital Photography
red-eye, center-weighted, matrix metering, cmos sensor, burst mode, slow synchro, rear-curtain sync, forced flash, strobes, pre-strobe, hot shoe, fill flash and 102 more...
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Programming Lingo
concatenate, cruft, hack, firmware, worse is better, god object, anti-pattern, hard code, ninety-ninety rule, backwards compatible
Tweets
Looking for tweets for firmware.
dontcry Spanks. Oct 7, 2008