Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Software stored in a computer's ROM.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Something in-between
hardware andsoftware . Like software, it is created fromsource code , but it is closely tied to the hardware it runs on. - noun Software for
embedded computers .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory
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Examples
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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 2009
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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.
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Update of PERC firmware is needed for getting anything out of your new Ubuntu 8.04.
Archive 2008-04-01 Ante Karamati 2008
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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.
Mac Clones Are Back (for Now) - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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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 2008
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Update of PERC firmware is needed for getting anything out of your new Ubuntu 8.04.
Ubuntu 8.04 and DELL PowerEdge 1650 Ante Karamati 2008
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The firmware is GPLed and can be freely hacked, too.
Boing Boing 2007
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Sony firmware PSP update p2p news/p2pnet: - Sony PSP firmware is already being downgraded by users.
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The iPod 1. x firmware is simply not capable of using Talking Panda.
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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.
dontcry commented on the word firmware
Spanks.
October 7, 2008