hardwired
- adjective
- /ˈhɑrdˌwaɪrd/
- Specialized
- Giving you an LTE WiFi internet connection when your hardwired internet is down and when you want to give your non-cellular iPad WiFi internet access away from home and when you're not near a hotspot.
Examples
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For instrument flying, you have to have FAA certified stuff that's hardwired to the aircraft and it's in the panel.
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It'll short any circuit in a hardwired network if you get close enough.
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But for Mushrush, the technology's potential is more exciting, especially as the output and speed of wireless approach that of hardwired cable.
Academic text (2007) -
They they sound the siren that's hardwired through the apartment.
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Other healthy ideas include switching your phones to hard lines, switching your wireless internet to hardwired, getting an under-the-sink water filter, getting an air filter for the home, getting a gentle awake alarm clock, getting some Himalayan sea salt, getting an infrared sauna, or designing a gift basket of organic treats for the ones you love.
Blog text (11) -
A hardwired security system is often more reliable than a wireless one.
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Many new homes are built with hardwired internet connections for faster speeds.
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To ensure safety, the electrician installed hardwired smoke detectors throughout the building.
Synonyms
Having electric or phone connections already installed
An object that has a cord attached to connect to power or another device
Using physical cables to send data or phone signals
Antonyms
How Wired
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hardwired comes from the simple idea of a physical wire or 'cable' that is fixed and strong (the hard- part), not a wireless signal. So it means 'connected by physical wiring' rather than by air.