hardware, computer hardware

the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system

• central processing unit, CPU, C.P.U., central processor, processor, mainframe — (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached
• memory, computer memory, storage, computer storage, store, memory board — an electronic memory device
• scheduler — computer hardware that arranges jobs to be done by the computer in an appropriate order
• sequencer — computer hardware that sorts data or programs into a predetermined sequence

• component, constituent, element — an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system

• computer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system — a machine for performing calculations automatically