hot-swap

verb

To change a part of something, typically a computer, while it is 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. To change a part of something, typically a computer, while it is running.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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