hardwarelike
hardwarelike refers to a concept or phenomenon where software or a digital system exhibits characteristics typically associated with physical hardware. This can manifest in several ways, including the perceived performance, limitations, or even the emergent behaviors of a software-based system. For instance, a piece of software might run so slowly that it feels like a physical bottleneck, or a complex simulation might reach a point where its processing demands are so high it mirrors the resource constraints of dedicated hardware.
The term can also be used metaphorically to describe software that is particularly rigid or difficult to