| Subject | English | Estonian |
| forestr. | computer hardware | tarkvara |
| forestr. | computer hardware | riistvara |
| comp., MS | hardware abstraction layer | riistvara abstraktsioonikiht (A thin layer of software provided by the hardware manufacturer that hides, or abstracts, hardware differences from higher layers of the operating system. By means of the filter provided by the HAL, different types of hardware look alike to the rest of the operating system. This enables the operating system to be portable from one hardware platform to another. The HAL also provides routines that enable a single device driver to support the same device on all platforms) |
| comp., MS | Hardware and Devices troubleshooter | Riistvara ja seadmete tõrkeotsija (A troubleshooter that helps find and fix problems about hardware and devices) |
| comp., MS | hardware branch | riistvaraharu (The hardware archive root key in the registry that is a superset of the memory-resident hardware tree. Although the hardware tree contains information only about those devices currently detected and running in the system, the registry contains a complete list of all hardware ever installed on the particular computer. The hardware root key is \\HKEY-LOCAL-MACHINE\Hardware) |
| IT | hardware check | sisekontroll |
| IT | hardware check | sisseehitatud kontroll (sisseehitatud kontroll (näit. arvutites)) |
| IT | hardware check | riistvarakontroll (arvuti kontroll sisseehitatud aparatuuri abil) |
| comp., MS | Hardware Compatibility List | ühilduva riistvara loend (A registry of products that have been tested by Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). These products passed Windows compatibility testing) |
| comp., MS | Hardware Compatibility Test kit | riistvaraühilduvuse testikomplekt (A collection of tests that verify hardware and device driver operations under a specific operating situation on Microsoft Windows operating systems. The tests exercise the combination of a device, a software driver, and an operating system under controlled conditions and verify that all components operate properly) |
| comp., MS | hardware failure | riistvaratõrge (A malfunction of a physical component such as a disk head failure or memory error) |
| comp., MS | Hardware Functionality Scan | Riistvarafunktsioonide skannimine (A process whereby a driver authenticates the validity of hardware) |
| comp., MS | hardware ID | riistvara-ID (A vendor-defined string used by the Plug and Play Manager to find the correct .inf file to install a particular device) |
| comp., MS | hardware overlay | riistvara ülekate (A method to render images to a display with a dedicated memory buffer inside video hardware) |
| comp., MS | hardware router | riistvaraline marsruuter (A router that performs routing as a dedicated function and has specific hardware designed and optimized for routing) |
| comp., MS | hardware tree | riistvarapuu (A record in RAM of the current system configuration based on the information for all devices in the hardware branch of the registry. The hardware tree is created each time the system is started or whenever a dynamic change occurs to the system configuration) |
| comp., MS | hardware type | riistvaratüüp (A classification for similar devices. For example, Imaging Device is a hardware type for digital cameras and scanners) |
| comp., MS | independent hardware vendor | riistvaratootja (A company that manufactures hardware devices and the associated device drivers) |
| comp., MS | independent hardware vendor | sõltumatu riistvaratootja (A company that manufactures hardware devices and the associated device drivers) |
| IT | information retrieval systems hardware | infootsiseadmestik |
| IT | information retrieval systems hardware | infootsiseade |
| comp., MS | Windows Hardware Certification Kit | Windowsi riistvara sertimiskomplekt (The test automation framework used to certify devices or systems for Windows) |
| comp., MS | Windows 7 hardware logo | Windows 7 riistvara logo (Logo assigned to the hardware products that have passed Microsoft designed tests for compatibility and reliability on Windows 7) |