hardwired
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English
Definitions
verb
- 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.
adjective
- 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.
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Synonyms
designedconnectedconceivedpluggedhard-wiredhard codedhardcodedapplication-specifichardclockedtool-friendlypoint-to-pointintelligentgenned incomputeristicpreloaded