Hard means something that is difficult to do. It may also refer to:
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Hardness
In materials science, hardness (antonym: softness) is a measure of the resistance to plastic deformation, such as an indentation (over an area) or a scratch (linear), induced mechanically either by Pressing (metalworking), pressing or abrasion ...
, resistance of physical materials to deformation or fracture
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Hard water, water with high mineral content
Arts and entertainment
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''Hard'' (TV series), a French TV series
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Hard (band)
Hard is a Hungarian hard rock Supergroup (music), supergroup formed in late 2004 in Budapest, Hungary by József Kalapács (ex-vocalist of Pokolgép and ''Omen'', currently also singing in ''Kalapács'') and Gábor Mirkovics (ex-bass guitarist o ...
, a Hungarian hard rock supergroup
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Hard (music festival)
Hard is an American music festival, music cruise and concert brand founded in 2007. The event line-ups consist of alternative and electronic acts and emerging talents. The first Hard Music Festival was held on December 31, 2007 in Downtown Los An ...
, in the U.S.
Albums
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''Hard'' (EP), Goodbye Mr Mackenzie, 1993
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''Hard'' (Brainpower album), 2008
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''Hard'' (Gang of Four album), 1983
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''Hard'' (Jagged Edge album), 2003
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''Hard'' (Shinee album), 2023, and its title track
* ''Hard'', a 2017 EP from the band
The Neighbourhood
The Neighbourhood (abbreviated as the nbhd) is an American alternative rock band formed in Newbury Park, California, in 2011. The band is composed of vocalist Jesse Rutherford, guitarists Jeremy Freedman and Zach Abels, and bassist Mikey Marg ...
Songs
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"Hard" (Rihanna song), 2009
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"Hard" (Sophie song), 2014
* "Hard", a song by Royce da 5'9" from the 2016 album ''
Layers''
* "Hard", a song by Why Don't We from the 2018 album ''
8 Letters
''8 Letters'' is the debut full-length studio album by American boy band Why Don't We. The album was released on August 31, 2018, by Signature Entertainment & Atlantic Records in the United States and by Warner Music Group elsewhere. The album ...
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* "Hard", a song by Poppy from the 2023 album
''Zig''
Places
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Hard, Austria
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Hard (Zürich), Switzerland
Other uses
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Hard (surname)
* Hard architecture, impersonal windowless buildings with graffiti-resistant walls usually associated with prisons and other secure structures
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Masaki Sumitani
a Japanese comedian, television personality, and retired professional wrestler. He is best known for creating and portraying , a satirical fictional character who became known through appearances on the Japanese variety show '' Bakusho Mondai ...
( HardGay / HardoGay )
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Hard (nautical)
A hard is a firm or paved beach or slope by water that is convenient for hauling boats out of the water. The term is especially used in Hampshire, southern England.erection
An erection (clinically: penile erection or penile tumescence) is a Physiology, physiological phenomenon in which the penis becomes firm, engorged, and enlarged. Penile erection is the result of a complex interaction of psychological, neural, ...
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Hayward Area Recreation and Park District
The Hayward Area Recreation and Park District (H.A.R.D.) is the Park district, park management agency for most of the parks in the city of Hayward, California. It was created in 1944 and is an Special-purpose district, independent special distr ...
, California, U.S.
* Hard, consonants that are not
palatalized
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Hardcourt
A hardcourt (or hard court) is a type of surface or floor on which a sport is played, most usually in reference to tennis courts. It is typically made of rigid materials such as asphalt or concrete, and covered with acrylic resins to seal the s ...
or hard court, is a surface or floor on which a sport is played
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Hardtack
Hardtack (or hard tack) is a type of dense Cracker (food), cracker made from flour, water, and sometimes salt. Hardtack is inexpensive and long-lasting. It is used for sustenance in the absence of perishable foods, commonly during long sea voyage ...
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Hardware (disambiguation)
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Computational hardness assumption
In computational complexity theory, a computational hardness assumption is the hypothesis that a particular problem cannot be solved efficiently (where ''efficiently'' typically means "in polynomial time"). It is not known how to prove (unconditi ...
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