Hardware (mechanical and construction)

{{Short description|Equipment used for work in the home}}

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Hardware (some types also known as household hardware) is equipment, generally used in machines, in construction or in any built good, that can be touched or held by hand such as keys, locks, nuts, screws, washers, hinges, latches, handles, wire, chains, belts, plumbing supplies, electrical supplies, tools, utensils, cutlery and machine parts.{{cite book |author1=Gurusharan Kaur|author2 =Lakhbir Kaur|author3=Rajinder Kaur| title=Elements and Digitization of Computer | publisher=Educreation Publishing |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sJ-dDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA125 | page=125|year=2019|location=New Delhi}} Household hardware is typically sold in hardware stores.{{cite book | author1 =Gábor Rekettye | author2 = Jonathan Liu | year = 2018 | title = Pricing: The New Frontier | publisher = Transnational Press London | pages = 210– | isbn = 978-1-910781-94-4 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=DweCDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA210}}