hard-wired

verb

Meaning

To connect components by means of permanent electrical wires.
To implement a feature in hardware rather than in software so that it cannot easily be changed.
(by extension) To make a pattern of behaviour automatic.
Designed to perform a specific task.
(electronic communications) Of devices, closely or tightly coupled.
Having a fixed placement (on a screen format for example.)
Not changeable.
In humans and animals, describing genetically determined, instinctive behavior, as opposed to learned behavior.

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