Hardware and Kit

Hardware

Hardware noun - Items needed for the performance of a task or activity.

Usage example: gathered together the hardware needed to set up a first aid station at the finish line for the marathon

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Kit and hardware are semantically related (British) in equipment topic. In some cases you can use "Kit" instead a noun "Hardware".

Kit noun - Items needed for the performance of a task or activity.

Usage example: soldiers were dispatched to get their kit

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Hardware and kit are semantically related in equipment topic. You can use "Hardware" instead a noun "Kit".

old	old hardware	old kit
rare	rare hardware	rare kit
special	special hardware	special kit
best	best hardware	best kit
Other adjectives: better, similar, identical, right, current, standard, free, small, real, new, advanced, different, available, said, modern, modified, digital, electronic.

Another thing he is a big fan of is military hardware in general, and infantry kit in particular.

Source: Author Appeal
The ICT industry has a largely unique case of this, because a new coding language or development kit often has to be learned each time a new hardware platform comes out.

Source: Moving the Goalposts

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