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hardwired.

Designed to perform a specific task.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Designed to perform a specific task.

  2. Of devices, closely or tightly coupled.

  3. Having a fixed placement (on a screen format for example).

  4. Not changeable.

  5. Having made a belief or a pattern of behavior or a habit.

    I'm hardwired to have a shower every morning.
  6. Describing genetically determined, instinctive behavior.

Where this word comes from

From hard + wired.

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of hardwire

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

From hard + wired.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.