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Hardwired
To connect components by means of permanent electrical wires.
📖 Definitions of "Hardwired"
verb
- 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
- 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.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hardwired"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| designed | Created according to a design. |
| connected | Having relationships; involved with others. |
| conceived | formed in the mind |
| plugged | (of a coin) altered by the insertion of a plug of base metal |
| hard-wired | Alternative spelling of hardwired. [(electronics) Designed to perform a specific task.] |
| hard coded | Alternative form of hardcoded. [(computing) Having values that are constants rather than variables.] |
| hardcoded | (computing) Having values that are constants rather than variables. |
| application-specific | (hardware, software) created or written for a specific application/usage |
| hard | (of material or fluid) Solid and firm. |
| clocked | (electronics) Electronically running at a particular rate; governed by a repetitive time signal. |
| tool-friendly | (computing) Designed for easy interoperation with software tools. |
| point-to-pointnoun | Travelling directly from a starting point to an ending point, or from one point to another in a series of points without passing through any intermediate points. |
| intelligent | Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright. |
| genned in | (slang) Fully acquainted with the details of something; up to speed; plugged in. |
| computeristic | Resembling or characteristic of a computer; mechanistic. |
| preloaded | (computing) Of software, already installed on a personal computer at the time of purchase. |
| procedural | Related to procedure. |
| hardware-accelerated | (computing) Done using hardware acceleration. |
| teleprogrammed | Programmed remotely. |
| hot-pluggable | (computing) That can be safely plugged in while the system is turned on and running. |
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