Hardware-software complex

Software Engineering; Computational Infrastructure

noun phrase

Definition: A less standardized term for an integrated hardware-and-software system composed of interacting physical devices and software components that jointly perform operational tasks [].

Example in context: “The objective of this article is to develop a hardware–software complex for video registration of discrete production in mechanical engineering…” [Pechenin et al. 2025].

Synonyms: hardware-software system; integrated hardware-software system

Related terms: integrated system; hardware-software stack; embedded system; platform