("hardware identifiction", "riistvara tuvastus")

olemus
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operatsioonisüsteemi laadimisel toimuv
arvuti tuvastus ja firmale teatamine
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a method used by the MS Windows operating system to identify the hardware platform on which it is installed

ülevaateid
https://www.techopedia.com/definition/3369/hardware-identification-hwid

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/install/specifying-hardware-ids-for-a-computer