rewire
English
Pronunciation
- (verb) IPA(key): /ɹiːˈwaɪə(ɹ)/
- (noun) IPA(key): /ˈɹiːwaɪə(ɹ)/
- Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)
Verb
rewire (third-person singular simple present rewires, present participle rewiring, simple past and past participle rewired)
- To replace or reconnect the wires of a device or installation.
- I had to rewire the circuit where the old wires had shorted out.
- The electrician said that we couldn't add a new outlet without rewiring.
- 2019 October 23, Pip Dunn, “The next king of Scotland”, in Rail, page 50:
- During those overhauls the locomotives were also rewired, updated, and had any corrosion dealt with.
- To change the functionality of something by altering the parameters or logic.
- When our companies merged, I rewired our payment processing system to handle their invoices as well.
Translations
to reconfigure wiring
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Noun
rewire (plural rewires)
- The act of replacing the wires of something.
- 2023 November 29, “Test runs for WCR fleet returnees”, in RAIL, number 997, page 24:
- Meanwhile, at the Nemesis site at Burton, 47760 is close to a return to traffic after a rewire and overheal.
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