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Hardwired

Hardwired means not changeable. It in technical descriptions, denoting a lack of any switching/selection mechanisms where there might be room for one.

In humans and animals, it refers to genetically determined , instinctive behavior, as opposed to learned behavior. For example, many linguistics including Noam Chomsky believe that aspects of human language are hardwired into our brains by DNA.

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