hardwired

See also: hard-wired and hard wired

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

hard + wired

Adjective

hardwired (comparative more hardwired, superlative most hardwired)

  1. (electronics) Designed to perform a specific task.
  2. (electronic communications) Of devices, closely or tightly coupled.
  3. (computing) Having a fixed placement (on a screen format for example.)
  4. Not changeable.
  5. In humans and animals, describing genetically determined, instinctive behavior, as opposed to learned behavior.

Synonyms

Verb

hardwired

  1. simple past tense and past participle of hardwire

See also

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