hot swap

verb

To remove or replace a component while the computer is still running.

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Meanings

verbhot swap (third-person singular simple present hot swaps, present participle hot swapping, simple past and past participle hot swapped)

present singular third person hot swaps · participle present hot swapping · participle past hot swapped · past hot swapped

  1. computingTo remove or replace a component while the computer is still running.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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