hotplug

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verb

To plug in (a device) while the system is turned on and running.

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Meanings

verbhotplug (third-person singular simple present hotplugs, present participle hotplugging, simple past and past participle hotplugged)

present singular third person hotplugs · participle present hotplugging · participle past hotplugged · past hotplugged

  1. transitivecomputingTo plug in (a device) while the system is turned on and running.

Origin

From hot + plug.

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APA

hotplug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hotplug

MLA

“hotplug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hotplug. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hotplug,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hotplug.

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