miswired

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adjective

Wired incorrectly; badly connected.

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Meanings

adjectivemiswired (comparative more miswired, superlative most miswired)

comparative more miswired · superlative most miswired

  1. Wired incorrectly; badly connected.

    The astronauts removed all but one of the locks that had been placed on the mechanism to secure it for its trip to the station, leaving the last one until issues with one of the joint’s two drive locks — which apparently were miswired — could be resolved.

    2007 June 14, John Schwartz, “Computer Flaw Could Imperil Space Station”, in New York Times

Origin

From mis- + wired.

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Translations

Swedish felkopplat
  • felkopplatwired incorrectly
Cite this entry
APA

miswired. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miswired

MLA

“miswired.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miswired. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miswired,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miswired.

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