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Newguest Posted 18 years ago
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wired for

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00It's a shame we cannot return to the world we were 01b00wired for02b00.02br
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00I've been trying to look up this word in a dictionary, but haven't found anything that would satisfy me. So, what does it mean: "wired for"? Is it some slang expression?0-
  

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0Something that is wired makes use of information technology to transfer or receive information. 02br 00Metaphorically, "wired for" in this context means "programmed" - so we [humans] are programmed to deal with the world in which we exist. It is related to the term "hard-wired" 0-

  • 0Something that is wired makes use of information technology to transfer or receive information.
  • 02br 00Metaphorically, "wired for" in this context means "programmed" - so we [humans] are programmed to deal with the world in which we exist.
  • It is related to the term "hard-wired" 0-
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0Something that is wired makes use of information technology to transfer or receive information. 02br
00Metaphorically, "wired for" in this context means "programmed" - so we [humans] are programmed to deal with the world in which we exist. It is related to the term "hard-wired" 0-
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0Thank you for the informative answer! [Y]0-

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