Definition of hardwired
1
: implemented in the form of permanent electronic circuits
also
: connected or incorporated by or as if by permanent electrical connections
a hardwired phone concepts of attractiveness may be universal and hardwired into the human brain — Jane E. Brody
2
: genetically or innately determined : inborn
creature whose every action is a reflexive, hardwired response— Natalie Angier
also
: genetically or innately predisposed
a human being who is hardwired to be sociable — Forbes
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The first known use of hardwired was in 1965
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