FIRMWARE
firmware, microcode
(noun) (computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
firmware (uncountable)
(computing) Something in between hardware and software. Like software, it is created from source code, but it is closely tied to the hardware it runs on.
Software intended for such embedded computer applications.
Source: Wiktionary
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SENSE
(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
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