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firmware

noun firm·ware \ˈfərm-ˌwer\

computers : computer programs that are contained permanently in a device

Full Definition of FIRMWARE

:  computer programs contained permanently in a hardware device (as a read-only memory)
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First Known Use of FIRMWARE

1967

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