firmware.
A permanent form of software that provides a low-level control of computing device hardware.
Meaning & usage
A permanent form of software that provides a low-level control of computing device hardware.
Software that is intended for such embedded computer applications.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Medieval Latin firma Medieval Latin fermader. Old French fermebor. Middle English ferme English firm Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Germanic *samþuz /*samftuz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English softwarebf. English -ware English firmware From firm + -ware. Coined in an article in 1967 as an intermediary term between hardware and software.
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