Wired may refer to any of the following:

  1. WIRED is a computer information magazine and information website, providing up-to-date articles on the latest business and technology information and products. Print and online versions of the magazine are available.

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Wired magazine was founded in 1993 and later launched Wired News in 1994. In the late 1990s, the website and magazine were split into different branches. However, due to declining sales, Condé Nast purchased Wired News on July 11, 2006, and both Wired Magazine and Wired News now operate as WIRED, or wired.com.

  1. A wired device refers to any electronic device that uses a cable with wires to connect to a power source and/or communicate with another device. For example, a “wired” computer keyboard includes an attached cable which connects to the computer. When you press a key on the keyboard, an electronic signal travels through the cable to the computer, which receives the input.
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  • Official WIRED website.

Examples of wired devices are computer monitors using HDMI, DisplayPort, or USB-C connections. Keyboards and mice using a USB connection or PS/2 cable are also wired devices.

  1. Wired communication means setting up a business for transmitting data between devices and computer systems via wire-based technology. Examples of wired technology are using an Ethernet connection for connecting to the Internet or cable television. Another example is a wired phone, also called a landline phone, using an RJ-11 plug.
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Cable, Connection, Electronics terms, Hard wired, Wire strippers

  • Cable and wire companies and links.