define “computer hardware” please. Is it the computer itself, or the physical parts in the computer?

markp9114: define “computer hardware” please. Is it the computer itself, or the physical parts in the computer?
i’m trying to return a computer that I bought from walmart. I looked at their return policy: and didn’t see anything about a computer itself. So I figured i had 90 days to return it. It’s been a day over a month since I’ve bought it. Walmart says that the policy says it must be returned in 15 days. I don’t understand this because it clearly says “computer HARDWARE” which is deffinately not a computer itself. Hardware is what is inside a computer. Am i right?
umm right. dictionary link says “components MAKING UP a computer system”.

I dont see how computer hardware IS the computer. Hardware is exactly what the defination says. Components that MAKE the computer. The things inside the computer?

Answers and Views:

Answer by dominp
your computer is hardware.
and their policy clearly says must be returned within 15 days.

Answer by Peter V
Jeeze ….

computer hardware

noun
(computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system

The computer IS computer hardware!