HARDWIRED
17
Scrabble
16
WWF
H(4) A(1) R(1) D(2) W(4) I(1) R(1) E(1) D(2)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
verb
- To connect components by means of permanent electrical wires.
- To implement a feature in hardware rather than in software so that it cannot easily be changed.
- (by extension) To make a pattern of behaviour automatic.
adjective
- Designed to perform a specific task.
- (electronic communications) Of devices, closely or tightly coupled.
- 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.
Source: Wiktionary
