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Hardware Physical or tangible parts of the computer. Computer parts that one
can touch and that are involved in the performance or function of the com-
puter, such as the keyboard and monitor.
Harm Physical or mental injury or damage. Unfavorable outcome in ethics.
Health disparities The health status differences between different groups of
people, especially minorities and nonminorities; the gaps between the health
status of minorities and nonminorities in the United States are ongoing even
with the advances in technology and healthcare practices.
Health information exchange (HIE) Organization that prepares and organizes
people and resourc ...