[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hard-wired \hard"-wired"\, hard wired \hard"
wired"\haumrd"wimacrd", a.
   1. computers contained within the circuitry of a computer
      or computer peripheral device, and not changeable by
      programming; -- of functions; as, error correction is
      hard-wired into the circuit of the disk drive, so it
      proceeds very rapidly.
      pjc

   2. connected by a continuous electrical wire, rather than
      through a switch; as, the air-conditioner was hard-wired
      into the wall circuit, so moving it would require an
      electrician.
      pjc

   3. metaph. performed by an inborn pattern of neural
      circuits; instinctive; not learned; as, many bird songs
      are hard-wired, but some are learned.
      pjc

            people, as the cybernetic metaphor now has it, are
            "hard wired" to do good in order to enhance their
            own happiness. --andrew delbanco new york times
      magazine, may 7, 2000; p. 46.
      pjc

[2] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

hardwired adj. 1. in software, syn. for hardcoded. 2. by extension,
   anything that is not modifiable, especially in the sense of customizable
   to one's particular needs or tastes.


see also:
hardcoded 

[3] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

hard-wired
     
        1.  an aspect of an electronic circuit which is
        determined by the wiring of the hardware, as opposed to being
        programmable in software or controlled by a switch.
     
        2.  in software, a synonym for hard-coded.
     
        3. by extension, anything that is not modifiable, especially
        in the sense of customisable to one's particular needs or
        tastes.
     
        jargon file
     
        1999-10-18
     
     
see also:
hard-coded jargon file 

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