"hard-wire" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: hard-wires [present, singular, third-person], hard-wiring [participle, present], hard-wired [participle, past], hard-wired [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} hard-wire (third-person singular simple present hard-wires, present participle hard-wiring, simple past and past participle hard-wired)
  1. To connect components by means of permanent electrical wires.
    Sense id: en-hard-wire-en-verb-4XrFQy0S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 27 24
  2. (computing) To implement a feature in hardware rather than in software so that it cannot easily be changed. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-hard-wire-en-verb-bdekFdi7 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. (psychology, by extension) To make a pattern of behaviour automatic. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Psychology
    Sense id: en-hard-wire-en-verb-Kb0oRf-2 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

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