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hard-wired
or hard·wired
[ hahrd-wahyuhrd ]
/ ËhÉrdËwaÉȘÉrd /
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adjective
Computers.
- built into a computer's hardware and thus not readily changed.
- (of a terminal) connected to a computer by a direct circuit rather than through a switching network.
(of electrical or electronic components) connected by hardwiring.
pertaining to or being an intrinsic and relatively unmodifiable behavior pattern: Every cricket has a hard-wired pattern of chirps.
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Origin of hard-wired
First recorded in 1970â75
Words nearby hard-wired
hard water, hardwearing, hard wheat, Hardwick, Hardwick Hall, hard-wired, hardwiring, hardwood, hardworking, hardy, hardy ageratum
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British Dictionary definitions for hard-wired
hard-wired
adjective
(of a circuit or instruction) permanently wired into a computer, replacing separate software
(of human behaviour) innate; not learnedhumans have a hard-wired ability for acquiring language
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Cultural definitions for hard-wired
hardwired
In computer jargon, a circuit is hardwired if it is built to perform a specific function and requires no outside instructions or program.
notes for hardwired
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