plug and play

noun

A feature allowing new hardware added to a computer to be automatically detected and configured.

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Meanings

nounplug and play (uncountable)

alternative plug & play · alternative plug-'n'-play

  1. transitiveuncountablecomputingA feature allowing new hardware added to a computer to be automatically detected and configured.

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  2. uncountableThe use of a base formulation that can be modified with DNA or RNA from various different germs to create different vaccines.
  3. uncountablesinging voice synthesis fandom slang; slightly derogatory; singing voice synthesis fandom slang; slightly derogatoryThe unmodified usage of pre-tuned project files.
verbplug and play (third-person singular simple present plugs and plays, present participle plugging and playing, simple past and past participle plugged and played)

present singular third person plugs and plays · participle present plugging and playing · participle past plugged and played · past plugged and played · alternative plug & play · alternative plug-'n'-play

  1. computingTo connect a device or component to a system such that it operates immediately without requiring any additional setup, configuration or installation.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA feature allowing new hardware added to a computer to be automatically detected and configured.

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Translations

Greek εφαρμογή και χρήση
  • εφαρμογή και χρήση (efarmogí kai chrísi)feature that facilitates the discovery of a hardware component automatically
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APA

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

MLA

“plug and play.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plug%20and%20play. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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