What does busy as a dyke in a hardware store mean?
It is probably a very sexist remark, but one which I have not come across. In modern English "dyke" is one of the unkind words used to mean 'lesbian', so possibly it would mean very busy, since it might be implied that a lesbian would be butch and thus busy with DIY projects. Not an expression to use in 'mixed company' - in fact only use it when you are very sure what it means and you know that nobody around you would be offended. I suggest that your uses will not be frequent! Stick to 'busy as a bee'.
What does this word mean in french?
quincaillerie means hardware tools and jouet is toy
What is meant by software and hardware?
Software:It is a general term used to describe a collection of computer programs, procedures, and documentation that perform some task on a computer system. Practical computer systems divide software systems into three major classes: system software, programming software, and application software, although the distinction is arbitrary and often blurred. Software is an ordered sequence of instructions for changing the state of the computer hardware in a particular sequence. Software is typically programmed with a user-friendly interface that allows humans to interact more more efficiently with a computer system.Hardware:It is best described as a device, such as a hard drive, that is physically connected to the computer or something that can be physically touched. A CD-ROM, computer display monitor, printer, and video card are all examples of computer hardware. Without any hardware, a computer would not function, and software would have nothing to run on. Hardware and software interact with one another: software tells hardware which tasks it needs to perform.
What Does The Word MATX Mean Or Stand For?
Could be a lot of things, but the one that jumps to mind is "matrix". This would be a two-dimensional array of entries, usually numbers. A spreadsheet is a matrix in structure. Hope that helps.
What is the plural form for hardware?
There are mass nouns and counting nouns. Mass nouns, like butter, and water, don't have a singular and plural. Hardware is like this. You can add to it without removing discrete parts, but sometimes by adding to a part-- or if you are talking about hardware like tools and building supplies, it is a label that applies only to a collection of things, so it is always plural, in a sense.Counting nouns are things like coins, sticks, children-- one way to know what you are dealing with is whether it's "less" or "fewer." You can have fewer coins than I have, but less water. One computer has less hardware than another. Walmart carries less hardware than Home Depot. Counting nouns are "fewer"; mass nouns are "less."
Is the word “hardware” its own plural?
Yes, but it is in a specific class of noun that gives the question a different interpretation. Hardware is a collective noun, and the rule with the collective noun is that it refers to a group of items, but you treat it as a singular since you are referring to the group, not the individual items.Nails and screws are items of hardware. Visualize a table with boxes of nails and screws on top, as well as a pile of rags. If I tell you to pick up the hardware on the table, you pick up all the boxes of nails and screws, but not the rags. It is the same as if I told you to pick up the group of items on the table consisting of the boxes but not the rags.This means the collective noun hardware is always treated in any sentence as a singular, even though its meaning refers to plural items. In this sense it is its own plural.The challenge becomes collective nouns that also have a meaning as items that can be plural. One meaning is a collective noun while other meanings are count nouns. An example is advice. As a collective noun, it means guidance. As a count noun, it can refer to a document that provides specific information, so I could tell you to gather up that pile of advices sitting between the hardware and the rags.
Why do we use 'ware' in the words like hardware or software?
In English, the suffix "ware" is used to form nouns made from a particular substance, e.g. "glassware".Wiktionary has the etymology of Software as being coined by Paul Niquette in 1953 (software - Wiktionary) as a contrast to hardware. Best Wiktionary can tell, the first use of hardware was in 1952.