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hardware platform

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noun

  1. a group of compatible computers that can run the same software.


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"Our work introduces a hardware platform that can be integrated alongside quantum processors," said Professor Zhang.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026

The "Switch 2 remains the fastest selling video game hardware platform in tracked history", Circana's Mat Piscatella wrote on BlueSky.

From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026

Meta still hasn’t disclosed how many Quest headsets it has sold to date, which makes it hard to gauge Horizon’s success relative to the underlying hardware platform it runs on.

From The Verge ● Feb. 17, 2022

The wild popularity of Apple’s iPad range had created a new hardware platform where players could process far more visual information than on an iPhone.

From Forbes ● Aug. 15, 2013

Built to run on 386-based machines, Linux was firmly rooted to its low-cost hardware platform.

From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Sam Williams

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