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- [hahrd wahyuh rd]
- /hɑrd waɪərd/
- /hɑːd waɪəd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahrd wahyuh rd]
- /hɑrd waɪərd/
Definitions of hard-wired word
- adjective hard-wired 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. 1
- adjective hard-wired (of electrical or electronic components) connected by hardwiring. 1
- adjective hard-wired pertaining to or being an intrinsic and relatively unmodifiable behavior pattern: Every cricket has a hard-wired pattern of chirps. 1
- adjective hard-wired directly circuited 1
- adjective hard-wired psychology: innate 1
- adjective hard-wired programmed 1
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Origin of hard-wired
First appearance:
before 1970 One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1970-75
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Parts of speech for Hard-wired
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hard-wired popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Top questions with hard-wired
- why would hard-wired smoke detectors go off?
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