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hardwired

hardwired

1 4.7
Connected by physical cables instead of using wireless signals
  • adjective
  • /ˈhɑrdˌwaɪrd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : conectado por cable
  • 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

  • For instrument flying, you have to have FAA certified stuff that's hardwired to the aircraft and it's in the panel.

  • It'll short any circuit in a hardwired network if you get close enough.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Many new homes are built with hardwired internet connections for faster speeds.

  • To ensure safety, the electrician installed hardwired smoke detectors throughout the building.

Synonyms

wired
vshardwired
4 3.7

Having electric or phone connections already installed

is about being connected by cable rather than by wireless signal
corded
vshardwired
1 3.6

An object that has a cord attached to connect to power or another device

means connection by fixed cabling instead of using a wireless link
wireline
vshardwired
  • Specialized
5.5

Using physical cables to send data or phone signals

is the general term for connections using cables rather than wireless

Antonyms

41 3.1

A system for sending signals without wires, often by radio

How Wired

hardwired
  • Specialized
1 4.7
wired
4 3.7
wireless
41 3.1

Surface Forms

hardwired positive

Morphology

hardwired = hardwire (transparent) = hard + wire + ed

The adjective is formed from the verb 'hardwire' with '-ed' and directly describes being connected by physical wires; meaning follows from 'hard' + 'wire' + '-ed'.

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.