🧠 Wrong brain connections 💡 Incorrect wiring

miswiring

7.6

An incorrect connection of wires that makes a device not work properly

noun
/ˌmɪsˈwaɪərɪŋ/

Specialized

: cableado incorrecto

The electrician discovered a miswiring that caused the kitchen lights to flicker.

Examples

Due to a miswiring in the control panel, the machine would not start properly.
Safety checks are important to prevent any miswiring in new electrical installations.
The miswiring caused the lights to flicker unexpectedly.
After checking the circuit, we found a miswiring in the system.
The electrician discovered a miswiring that caused the kitchen lights to flicker.
Due to a miswiring in the control panel, the machine would not start properly.
Safety checks are important to prevent any miswiring in new electrical installations.

Synonyms

misconfiguration

vsmiswiring

Specialized

1 6.8

A wrong setup of a computer system or device that causes problems

is the same fault but limited to wrong electrical connections causing malfunction

How Correct

miswiring

Specialized

7.6

short circuit

Specialized

5 4.2

Surface Forms

miswiring singular

miswirings plural

Morphology

miswiring = miswire (transparent) = mis + wire + ing

Built from the verb 'miswire' plus '-ing' to indicate the action or result; standard and predictable derivation.

Etymology

Miswiring comes from mis- meaning 'wrong' and wiring meaning 'wires' or 'connections', just like in mistake. In electricity a 'miswiring' is when wires are joined the wrong way, so a device can stop working or be unsafe.