A printer is hardware. Software is the generic name for any computer program.
Chat with our AI personalities
Anything that you can physically touch or hold is called hardware. This includes computer mice, monitors, keyboards, and printers.
The digital programs you use on your computer are called software because you cannot touch them.
printer is a hardware device and an output device which works with the help of software
Hardware is a physical item, like a printer.
Software is non-physical i.e. a computer program that runs a printer.