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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Firmware is just software that we try to update less often.

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[–] void_wanderer@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago

Trivia: I just learned two weeks ago that "firm"ware is in between "hard"ware and "soft"ware. It has nothing to do with a firm (a company).

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