hardwired

== English == === Alternative forms === hard wired, hard-wired === Etymology === From hard +‎ wired. === Adjective === hardwired (comparative more hardwired, superlative most hardwired) (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. (of humans and animals) Having made a belief or a pattern of behavior or a habit. (of humans and animals) Describing genetically determined, instinctive behavior. ==== Synonyms ==== (genetically determined, instinctive behavior): See also Thesaurus:innate ==== Translations ==== === Verb === hardwired simple past and past participle of hardwire === See also === hard code