hot spares

A form of hot spare — A spare device, component, or other piece of equipment which is kept powered up although not being actively used, allowing it to be immediately brought online as a replacement should a piece of equipment fail while in active use.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of hot spare
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APA

hot spares. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20spares

MLA

“hot spares.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20spares. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hot spares,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20spares.

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