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Meaning of hard-wired

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

hard-wired

verb

Definitions

  1. To connect components by means of permanent electrical wires.

  2. To implement a feature in hardware rather than in software so that it cannot easily be changed.

  3. (by extension) To make a pattern of behaviour automatic.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Designed to perform a specific task.

  2. (electronic communications) Of devices, closely or tightly coupled.

  3. Having a fixed placement (on a screen format for example.)

  4. Not changeable.