hardware vs element

element vs hardware

hardware and element both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hardware	Yes	No	No	No
element	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, element is a hypernym of hardware; that is, element is a word with a broader meaning than hardware:

hardware: (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
element: an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system

Other hypernyms of hardware include component, constituent.

hardware (noun)	element (noun)
(computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system	an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)	an abstract part of something
instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal	the most favorable environment for a plant or animal
	a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone
	the situation in which you are happiest and most effective
	any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
	one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe

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