hardwired
English
adj
Definitions
- (electronics) Designed to perform a specific task.
- (electronic communications) Of devices, closely or tightly coupled.
- (computing) Having a fixed placement (on a screen format for example.)
- Not changeable.
- In humans and animals, describing genetically determined, instinctive behavior, as opposed to learned behavior.
Etymology
Compound from English hard + English wired.
Origin
English
wired
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- biwired English
- blowhard English
- forhard English
- hard English
- hard Brexit English
- hard-ass English
- hard-earned English
- hard-nose English
- hard-wearing English
- hardback English
- hardbacked English
- hardbake English
- hardball English
- hardbeam English
- hardboard English
- hardbody English
- hardbottom English
- hardbound English
- hardcoat English
- hardcore English
- hardcourt English
- hardcover English
- hardcovered English
- hardel English
- harden English
- harder English
- hardfern English
- hardflip English
- hardgoods English
- hardgrass English
- hardground English
- hardhanded English
- hardhead English
- hardheaded English
- hardhearted English
- hardish English
- hardline English
- hardly English
- hardman English
- hardness English
- hardpack English
- hardpacked English
- hardpad English
- hardpan English
- hardpoint English
- hardpressed English
- hardscape English
- hardscrabble English
- hardshell English
- hardship English
- hardsome English
- hardsport English
- hardspun English
- hardstand English
- hardstep English
- hardstone English
- hardstyle English
- hardtail English
- hardtop English
- hardware English
- hardwood English
- hardworking English
- microhard English
- miswired English
- overhard English
- prehard English
- semihard English
- stone-hard English
- stonehard English
- superhard English
- tryhard English
- ultrahard English
- underwired English
- wire English
- wired English
- wiredness English
- haarti Finnish
- härten German
- hard French
- hard Middle English
- hardi Esperanto
- harda Ido
- wokhat Tok Pisin
- wire
- hard
- wired
- hardly
- harden
- harder
- hardel
- hardish
- prehard
- hardpad
- hardtop
- biwired
- hardpan
- forhard
- tryhard
- hardman
- hardback
- hardbody
- hardwood
- hardpack
- hardness
- hardhead
- miswired
- hardball
- hardline
- hardship
- hardware
- semihard
- blowhard
- hardflip
- hard-ass
- overhard
- hardbeam
- hardstep
- hardtail
- hardfern
- hardcore
- hardbake
- hardspun
- hardcoat
- hardsome
- hard-nose
- hardbound
- hardsport
- hardcourt
- hardstone
- hardgrass
- ultrahard
- hardgoods
- hardboard
- hardcover
- superhard
- hardstyle
- hardshell
- wiredness
- hardpoint
- hardscape
- microhard
- stonehard
- hardstand
- hardbacked
- hardhanded
- hardbottom
- hardground
- hardpacked
- hardheaded
- underwired
- stone-hard
- hardworking
- hard-earned
- hardpressed
- hardhearted
- hard Brexit
- hardcovered
- hard-wearing
- hardscrabble