"wirehead" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-uk-wirehead.ogg [UK] Forms: wireheads [plural]
Etymology: wire + -head Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wire|head}} wire + -head Head templates: {{en-noun}} wirehead (plural wireheads)
  1. (science fiction) A person who has an electronic brain implant. Categories (topical): Science fiction
    Sense id: en-wirehead-en-noun-9L6Oy3Q3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -head Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 31 11 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 52 34 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -head: 55 33 12 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
  2. (computing) A hardware hacker. Categories (topical): Computing, People
    Sense id: en-wirehead-en-noun-oxAV1FES Disambiguation of People: 30 40 30 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. A person who likes to tinker with electronics.
    Sense id: en-wirehead-en-noun-TE7AQjYg

Inflected forms

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