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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

part, portion go
something less than the whole of a human artifact

component, constituent, element go
an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up

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

noun.artifact

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central processing unit, CPU, C.P.U., central processor, processor, mainframe go
(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing
storage, memory, computer memory, computer storage, store, memory board go
an electronic memory device
scheduler go
computer hardware that arranges jobs to be done by the computer in an appropriate order
sequencer go
computer hardware that sorts data or programs into a predetermined sequence
upgrade go
hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did