hard-wire

verb

Meaning

To connect components by means of permanent electrical wires.
To implement a feature in hardware rather than in software so that it cannot easily be changed.
(by extension) To make a pattern of behaviour automatic.

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Related words

wire(English)wire-tap(English)wire tap(English)underwire(English)wiretap(English)arcweld(English)hardface(English)wireframe(English)

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