hardline
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/ˈhɑː(ɹ)dlaɪn/
English
Definitions
noun
- A retail product collection consisting primarily of hardware targeting the do-it-yourself customer.
- A retail product collection which includes many non-information goods, such as home appliances, housewares, and sporting goods, in addition to the DIY hardware which is the focus of the first definition, above.
- A physical wire or cable connection; landline
adjective
- Uncompromising; rigidly holding to a set of beliefs“Smith's hardline approach to drugs gained him the support of many local citizens.”
- Belonging to a hardline“hardline product”
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