Definitions for hardwired
hard·wired

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1. hardwiredadjective

   Designed to perform a specific task.

2. hardwiredadjective

   Of devices, closely or tightly coupled.

3. hardwiredadjective

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

4. hardwiredadjective

   Not changeable.

5. hardwiredadjective

   In humans and animals, genetically determined, instinctive behavior, as opposed to learned behavior.

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1. Hardwired

   Hardwired is a 1986 cyberpunk science fiction novel by Walter Jon Williams.

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1. hardwired

   1. In software, syn. for hardcoded. 2. By extension, anything that is not modifiable, especially in the sense of customizable to one's particular needs or tastes.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hardwired in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hardwired in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of hardwired in a Sentence

1. Michelle Segar:

   Our brains are hardwired to respond to immediate gratification, and to do what makes us feel good.

2. Maurice Schweitzer:

   We are hardwired to engage in comparisons, that is, we can't get away from it, and we're doing it to try to make sense of our world. Do I make enough money? Do I need to update my kitchen? Do I need a new car? Are my kids doing well? It's almost impossible to make those assessments objectively. So instead, we turn to comparisons.

3. Hina Talib:

   The more you do that, the more you help them see themselves in a positive light, the more that gets hardwired in them.

4. Tina Ramirez:

   Through Hardwired, the non-profit I founded, I’ve worked in some of the worst religious freedom situations in the world, including Sudan, Nigeria, and Iraq, the religious freedom situation in Russia, Luhansk, and Donetsk ranks right up there with these others. It’s truly abysmal.

5. Gaytari Devi:

   That’s an area of the brain that’s just so an innately hardwired part of his brain, and it’s also an area of his brain that gives [him] real meaning and purpose in his life, and it’s imbued with emotion.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hardwired
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=hardwired
3. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Hardwired