rewire

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rewire

/ɹiːˈwaɪə(ɹ)/
/ˈɹiːwaɪə(ɹ)/

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verb rewires · rewiring · 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.
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.

noun rewires

The act of replacing the wires of something. Meanwhile, at the Nemesis site at Burton, 47760 is close to a return to traffic after a rewire and overheal.

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verb to reconfigure wiring

Español	recablear
Français	recâbler

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@misc{rewire_2026,
  title = {rewire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rewire},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}