# hardware (physical)

it is matter with a structure that can be used in devices

- Computed level: L7 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: everyday

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [matter](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-matter.substance), [structure](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-structure.arrangement), [device](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-device.tool), [use](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-use.application)

**Through:** the matter is structured in a way that enables its use in a device.

**Novel properties:**
- configured matter
- functional form
- device-readiness

## Examples
- The Hubble Space Telescope's primary mirror, polished to 10-nanometer precision, enabled space-based astronomy from 1990 onward. *(engineering)*
- The Intel 8086 microprocessor, released in 1978, became the foundation of early IBM PCs. *(computing)*
- The Large Hadron Collider's 27-kilometer superconducting magnet array collides protons at near light speed. *(physics)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-hardware.physical*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-hardware.physical.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*