firmware
[ furm-wair ]
/ ˈfɜrmˌwɛər /
noun Computers.
a microprogram stored in ROM, designed to implement a function that had previously been provided in software.
Origin of firmware
First recorded in 1965–70;
firm1 +
(soft)ware
Words nearby firmware
firm,
firmament,
firman,
firmer chisel,
firmer gouge,
firmware,
firn,
firn line,
firnification,
firozabad,
firry
Example sentences from the Web for firmware
Just flash the firmware on a ten-dollar Radio Shack reader/writer and you're done.
Little Brother |Cory Doctorow
British Dictionary definitions for firmware
firmware
/ (ˈfɜːmˌwɛə) /
noun
computing
a fixed form of software programmed into a read-only memory