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hard-wired

UK
/hɑːdˈwaɪəd/
US
/hɑrdˈwaɪrd/

Translations

hard-wiredadjective
more hard-wired
Comp.
most hard-wired
Super.
UK
/hɑːdˈwaɪəd/
US
/hɑrdˈwaɪrd/
Humans are hard-wired to seek social connections.
Les humains sont innés pour rechercher des liens sociaux.
figéSe dit d’une idée, d’une habitude ou d’une croyance difficile à modifier.
His hard-wired beliefs made it difficult for him to accept new ideas.
Ses croyances figées lui rendaient difficile l’acceptation de nouvelles idées.
Additional translations
câblé en durInformatique, électronique.
Synonyms
permanent
fixed
innate
inherent
instinctive
automatic

Definitions

hard-wiredadjective
Inherent or innate; existing as a permanent and essential characteristic.
Humans are hard-wired to seek social connections.
Fixed or predetermined; not easily changed or influenced.
His hard-wired beliefs made it difficult for him to accept new ideas.
(Electronics, Computing) Built directly into hardware; implemented by fixed circuitry rather than by software or configuration.
The encryption routine is hard-wired into the processor.
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