adjective
1.
Computers.
a.
built into a computer's hardware and thus not readily changed.
b.
(of a terminal) connected to a computer by a direct circuit rather than through a switching network.
2.
(of electrical or electronic components) connected by hardwiring.
3.
pertaining to or being an intrinsic and relatively unmodifiable behavior pattern: Every cricket has a hard-wired pattern of chirps.
Also, hard·wired.
Origin:
1970–75
1970–75
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| hard-wired | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of a circuit or instruction) permanently wired into a computer, replacing separate software |
| 2. | (of human behaviour) innate; not learned: humans have a hard-wired ability for acquiring language |
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Hard-wired
is always a great word to know.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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Computing Dictionary
hard-wired definition
1.
2.
3. By extension, anything that is not modifiable, especially in the sense of customisable to one's particular needs or tastes.
[Jargon File]
(1999-10-18)
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