hardline

  1. Noun.  (business) a retail product collection consisting primarily of hardware targeting the do-it-yourself customer.
  2. Noun.  (business) a retail product collection which includes many non-information goods, such as home appliances, housewares, sporting goods, in addition to the DIY hardware which is the focus of the first definition, above.
  3. Adjective.  uncompromising; rigidly holding to a set of beliefs.
  4. Adjective.  (business) belonging to a hardline (business noun sense); e.g. "hardline product".

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