Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hotplug

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hot-plug
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Transitive verb

Etymology

From hot + plug.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hotplugs (present, singular) hotplugging (participle, present) hotplugged (participle, past) hotplugged (past)

Phrases

hot-pluggable hot-swap

Frequently Paired Words

hot-swap

Questions

What does hotplug mean?
To plug in (a device) while the system is turned on and running.
Where does hotplug come from?
From hot + plug.

How to pronounce hotplug

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