2. Adjective. (context: electronic communications) Of devices, closely or tightly coupled. ¹
3. Adjective. (computing) Having a fixed placement (on a screen format for example.) ¹
4. Adjective. Not changeable. ¹
5. Adjective. In humans and animals, genetically determined, instinctive behavior, as opposed to learned behavior. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hardwired
1. hardwire [v] - See also: hardwire
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hardwired
Literary usage of Hardwired
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Adaag Manual: A Guide to the Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility edited by Evan Terry, Evan Terry Associates (1998)
"... such as a theater complex) hardwired Systems hardwired systems incorporate a
direct wire link between the sound source and the coupler. ..."
2. The New Everyday: Views on Ambient Intelligenceby Emile H. L. Aarts, Stefano Marzano by Emile H. L. Aarts, Stefano Marzano (2003)
"Clearly, a product whose functionality is 'hardwired', such as a steam iron,
offers little opportunity for users to subsume the original functional intent. ..."
3. Building a Better Delivery System: A New Engineering/health Care Partnership by Proctor P. Reid, W. Dale Compton, Jerome H. Grossman, Gary Fanjiang, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine (U.S.), National Academies Press (U.S.) (2005)
"In the past, most human biologists believed that there would never be much more
improvement because the maximum life span of human beings is hardwired into ..."
4. The Never-ceasing Search by Francis Otto Schmitt (1990)
"Traditionally neurophysiologists have thought that the basis of brain function
is the transmission of electric action potential waves in "hardwired" ..."
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