computer firmware
any type of firmware used in a computer for low-level hardware initialization during the boot process
Open Firmware
technical standard
Common Firmware Environment
firmware interface and bootloader developed by Broadcom for 32-bit and 64-bit system-on-a-chip (SOC) systems
BIOS
common firmware system used to initialize hardware when a computer boots
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
specification that defines a software interface between an operating system and platform firmware