Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an electronic circuit or hardware grouping in which the configuration is determined by the physical interconnection of the components (as opposed to being programmable in software or alterable by a switch).
If you were to trace the wire attached to an ordinary telephone, it would lead you to a modular jack or a junction box, which is connected to the wiring in your house.
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