No, the compound noun 'hardware store' is a common noun, a word for any hardware store anywhere.
A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, thing, or a title; for example:
Sister's Community Hardware Store, Brooklyn, NY
Fuller & Son Hardware Inc, Little Rock, AR
Blossom True Value Hardware, Mountain View, CA
Trustworthy Hardware & Fishing, Soldotna, AK
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No, the compound noun 'hardware store' is a common noun, a word for any hardware store anywhere.
A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, thing, or a title; for example:
Sister's Community Hardware Store, Brooklyn, NY
Fuller & Son Hardware Inc, Little Rock, AR
Blossom True Value Hardware, Mountain View, CA
Trustworthy Hardware & Fishing, Soldotna, AK
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A VDU is hardware.
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Broken or burned out CFL or halogen bulbs can sometimes be
recycled at community recycling facilities. Many stores offer
in-store recycling as well, including ACE Hardware,Home Depot,
TrueValue hardware stores and IKEA.
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MCSE schools will provide training for network administration
and general computer hardware troubleshooting. Schools are more
like community colleges.