Plug-and-Play
Plug-and-Play
Plug and Play is a term used in the computer field to describe a computer's ability to have new devices, normally peripherals, added to it without having to reconfigure or load device drivers for the new card. There are a number of terms or variations that describe similar abilities, but are not the same as PnP, such as hot swapping. Hot swapping can occur while the computer is on. PnP is a process the computer runs through when it is first turned on, involving the boot process and POST. Therefore, the computer must be turned off before installing a PnP device into an expansion slot.
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