hardwired
adjective
uk/hɑːdˈwaɪəd/us/hɑːrdˈwaɪɚd/computingspecialized
Acomputerorelectronicdevicethat is hardwired isbuilttoworkin aparticularway and you cannotchangethe way itperformswith newsoftware, etc.
内建于硬盘的(某些电脑或电子产品的程序和功能已固定,无法用新软件变更)informal
If someone or something is hardwired to do aparticularthing, theyautomaticallydo it and cannotchangethatbehaviour:
本能的(指不可改变的)Humans are hardwired tolovefatteningfoods.人会本能地喜欢那些令人发胖的食物。
Computer hardware
- 3-D printer
- beamer
- blackberry
- brick
- bubblejet
- card reader
- data projector
- gamepad
- graphics card
- hard drive
- optically
- palmtop
- parallel port
- patch
- patch intosomething
- pen drive
- phablet
- plug and play
- printer
- whiteboard
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