/ Dictionary / Index H hard-wired: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: hard-wired Pronunciation: (härd'wīrd'), [key] — adj. built into a computer's hardware and thus not readily changed. (of a terminal) connected to a computer by a direct circuit rather than through a switching network. (of electrical or electronic components) connected by hardwiring. pertaining to or being an intrinsic and relatively unmodifiable behavior pattern: Every cricket has a hard-wired pattern of chirps. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Hardwick hardwiring Related Content Daily Word Quiz: feral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language