Definitions
1.verbTo connect components by means of permanent electrical wires.
2.verbTo implement a feature in hardware rather than in software so that it cannot easily be changed.
3.verb(by extension) To make a pattern of behaviour automatic.
4.adjectiveDesigned to perform a specific task.
5.adjective(electronic communications) Of devices, closely or tightly coupled.
6.adjectiveHaving a fixed placement (on a screen format for example.)
7.adjectiveNot changeable.
8.adjectiveIn humans and animals, describing genetically determined, instinctive behavior, as opposed to learned behavior.