hardware vs upgrade

upgrade vs hardware

hardware and upgrade both are nouns.

hardware is not a verb while upgrade is a verb.

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

As nouns, upgrade is a hyponym of hardware; that is, upgrade is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hardware:

hardware: (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
upgrade: hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did

Other hyponyms of hardware include C.P.U., central processing unit, central processor, CPU, mainframe, processor, computer memory, computer storage, memory, memory board, storage, store, scheduler, sequencer.

hardware (noun)	upgrade (noun)
(computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system	the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components)
major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)	hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did
instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal	the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
	a reservation that is improved
	software that provides better performance than an earlier version did
	an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

hardware (verb)	upgrade (verb)
	to improve what was old or outdated
	give better travel conditions to
	get better travel conditions
	rate higher; raise in value or esteem
	give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

Difference between hardware and upgrade

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