miswired

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ wired

Adjective

miswired (comparative more miswired, superlative most miswired)

  1. Wired incorrectly.
    • 2007 June 14, John Schwartz, “Computer Flaw Could Imperil Space Station”, in New York Times‎:
      The astronauts removed all but one of the locks that had been placed on the mechanism to secure it for its trip to the station, leaving the last one until issues with one of the joint’s two drive locks — which apparently were miswired — could be resolved.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.