Hardware (mechanical and construction)

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Hardware store. Yarkand.

Hardware (some types also known as household hardware) is equipment, generally used in machines, in construction or in any built good, that can be touched or held by hand such as keys, locks, nuts, screws, washers, hinges, latches, handles, wire, chains, belts, plumbing supplies, electrical supplies, tools, utensils, cutlery and machine parts.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Household hardware is typically sold in hardware stores.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

See also

• Builders hardware