1. to connect electronic components or devices using permanent wiring rather than plugs or wireless connections
Usage: technical
2. to make something a fixed or permanent part of a system or process
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The security system was hardwired into the building’s electrical system.
• We decided to hardwire the smoke detectors instead of using battery-powered ones.
• The company hardwired quality control into every step of production.
• Evolution has hardwired certain survival instincts into all mammals.
• The new regulations hardwire environmental protections into the approval process.
• They hardwired the internet connection to ensure a stable signal.
• The architect hardwired energy efficiency into the building’s design.