Open FirmWare

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
OFW
Pronunciation
/ˈoʊpən ˈfɜːmwaɪər/
Category
Computing
Related Field
Software

Examples in Context

  1. One major source of boot firmware that isn't designed for MS-DOS is Open Firmware.
  2. The world would be a better place if x86 vendors started using Open Firmware by default.
  3. Open Firmware is probably the most hacker-friendly BIOS-style widget out there.
  4. The basic input / output system ( BIOS ) is the Open Firmware, which is written in a variant of Forth.
  5. Open Firmware's big advantage is that it's " write once, run anywhere ": a device with a boot ROM for Open Firmware will run just fine on any Open Firmware system with a bus that it can plug into.

Other meanings of OFW

Old Fashion Way Community
Open For Web Internet
Overseas Foreign Workers Gov
Overseas Filipino Workers Gov
Office Furniture Warehouse Business
Overseas Filipinos Worldwide Bank Business
Objective Force Warrior Gov
Original Firmware Computing
Overseas Filipino Worker Misc
Our Family Wizard Misc