miswired

English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ wired.

Adjective

miswired (comparative more miswired, superlative most miswired)

  1. Wired incorrectly; badly connected.
    • 2007 June 14, John Schwartz, “Computer Flaw Could Imperil Space Station”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 June 2024:
      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.

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