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hardwired

hardwired

7.3
Built into the device's electronic parts and cannot be changed by software
  • adjective
  • /ˈhɑrdˌwaɪrd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fijado en hardware
  • So that what we did is we hardwired all the joints and we put a box in the on the control panel so you could move each joint singularly.
  • hardwired instructions

Examples

  • It's been it's, it's actually been hardwired. It's been made more

  • And of course, that can be hardwired in the computer to be instantaneous.

  • And this is contrasted with a more nativist hardwired theory developed by Bolby, which claims that there's two things going on.

  • This is the way that our brain is hardwired, and that's a dopamine energy modulate modulated reaction.

  • Millicode consists of all of the hardwired ESA/390 instructions plus 102 hardwired assist instructions that can only be executed by millicode.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Millicode consists of all of the hardwired ESA/390 instructions plus 102 hardwired assist instructions that can only be executed by millicode.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The security features are hardwired into the device, making them difficult to bypass.

  • Many older computers have hardwired connections that cannot be easily modified without physical alterations.

  • This robot's actions are hardwired, meaning any changes to its programming would require hardware updates.

Antonyms

1 5.1

Can be changed to fit new needs

How Changeable

configurable
3 4.6
firmware
  • Specialized
17 5.9
hardwired
  • Specialized
7.3

Surface Forms

hardwired positive

Morphology

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

Built from 'hardwire' + '-ed' and denotes implementation in hardware; the technical sense is derivable but requires specific computing/hardware knowledge.

Etymology

Hardwired also comes from hardware and wired, meaning something built into the physical parts of a machine and not changed by 'software'. That's why a hardwired function is 'fixed' and needs a physical change to alter.