plugfest

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noun

An event during which hardware devices are tested for interoperability with emerging standards by physically connecting them together.

“https://web.archive.org/web/20090510001105/http://syseng.nist.gov/se-interop/plugfest/”

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Meanings

nounplugfest (plural plugfests)

plural plugfests

  1. informalcomputingAn event during which hardware devices are tested for interoperability with emerging standards by physically connecting them together.

    https://web.archive.org/web/20090510001105/http://syseng.nist.gov/se-interop/plugfest/

    2 more examples

    In the New Serial Bus (NSB) plugfest, the FooMonkey device was unable to connect to a NSB controller and therefore did not receive compliance certification.

    https://web.archive.org/web/20061230043903/http://www.scsita.org/news_events/plugfests/plugfests.html

Origin

From plug + -fest.

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APA

plugfest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plugfest

MLA

“plugfest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plugfest. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plugfest,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plugfest.

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