hard-wired

or hard·wired

[ hahrd-wahyuhrd ]

/ ˈhɑrdˈwaɪərd /

adjective

Computers.

built into a computer's hardware and thus not readily changed.
(of a terminal) connected to a computer by a direct circuit rather than through a switching network.

(of electrical or electronic components) connected by hardwiring.

pertaining to or being an intrinsic and relatively unmodifiable behavior pattern: Every cricket has a hard-wired pattern of chirps.

Origin of hard-wired

First recorded in 1970–75

Words nearby hard-wired

hard water, hardwearing, hard wheat, Hardwick, Hardwick Hall, hard-wired, hardwiring, hardwood, hardworking, hardy, hardy ageratum

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for hard-wired

We also have a growing body of biological research showing that fathers, like mothers, are hard-wired to care for children.
How Good Dads Can Change the World|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Hard-wired into the psyche of many is the idea that somehow time off is akin to sloth.
Obama’s Extravagant Summer Break? More Like, America’s Vacation-Deficit Disorder|Clive Irving|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And of course there is the gene, that hard-wired Calvinist gateway to gloomy fate.
Could Tylenol Cause ADHD?|Kent Sepkowitz|February 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Perhaps compose a fiction about hard-wired fictionalizing, a fiction that reminds readers of their synaptic deceptions.
The Brain Man: What is E. L. Doctorow Up to?|Tom LeClair|January 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A certain sense of comradeship and loyalty has been hard-wired since these women were young girls.
The Ageist Attack on Hillary|Michael Tomasky|July 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Indeed, successful action was seen as a result of logic, hard-wired as part of the biological endowment.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin

British Dictionary definitions for hard-wired

hard-wired

adjective

(of a circuit or instruction) permanently wired into a computer, replacing separate software

(of human behaviour) innate; not learnedhumans have a hard-wired ability for acquiring language

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for hard-wired

hardwired

In computer jargon, a circuit is hardwired if it is built to perform a specific function and requires no outside instructions or program.

notes for hardwired

“Hardwired” is often used loosely to refer to functions that are innate and unlearned in living systems: “The ability to perceive objects in a certain way appears to be hardwired into the brains of mammals.”

单词	hard-wired
释义	hard-wired or hard·wired [ hahrd-wahyuhrd ] / ˈhɑrdˈwaɪərd / adjective Computers. built into a computer's hardware and thus not readily changed. (of a terminal) connected to a computer by a direct circuit rather than through a switching network. (of electrical or electronic components) connected by hardwiring. pertaining to or being an intrinsic and relatively unmodifiable behavior pattern: Every cricket has a hard-wired pattern of chirps. Origin of hard-wired First recorded in 1970–75 Words nearby hard-wired hard water, hardwearing, hard wheat, Hardwick, Hardwick Hall, hard-wired, hardwiring, hardwood, hardworking, hardy, hardy ageratum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hard-wired We also have a growing body of biological research showing that fathers, like mothers, are hard-wired to care for children. How Good Dads Can Change the World\|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman\|January 6, 2015\|DAILY BEAST Hard-wired into the psyche of many is the idea that somehow time off is akin to sloth. Obama’s Extravagant Summer Break? More Like, America’s Vacation-Deficit Disorder\|Clive Irving\|August 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST And of course there is the gene, that hard-wired Calvinist gateway to gloomy fate. Could Tylenol Cause ADHD?\|Kent Sepkowitz\|February 25, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Perhaps compose a fiction about hard-wired fictionalizing, a fiction that reminds readers of their synaptic deceptions. The Brain Man: What is E. L. Doctorow Up to?\|Tom LeClair\|January 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A certain sense of comradeship and loyalty has been hard-wired since these women were young girls. The Ageist Attack on Hillary\|Michael Tomasky\|July 1, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Indeed, successful action was seen as a result of logic, hard-wired as part of the biological endowment. The Civilization of Illiteracy\|Mihai Nadin British Dictionary definitions for hard-wired hard-wired adjective (of a circuit or instruction) permanently wired into a computer, replacing separate software (of human behaviour) innate; not learnedhumans have a hard-wired ability for acquiring language Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for hard-wired hardwired In computer jargon, a circuit is hardwired if it is built to perform a specific function and requires no outside instructions or program. notes for hardwired “Hardwired” is often used loosely to refer to functions that are innate and unlearned in living systems: “The ability to perceive objects in a certain way appears to be hardwired into the brains of mammals.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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