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Meaning of "plug-and-play" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PLUG-AND-PLAY

plug-and-play  [ˌplʌɡənˈpleɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLUG-AND-PLAY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Plug-And-Play is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PLUG-AND-PLAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

plug-and-play

Plug and play

In computing, a plug and play device or computer bus, is one with a specification that facilitates the discovery of a hardware component in a system without the need for physical device configuration or user intervention in resolving resource conflicts. Plug and play devices can be due to boot-time assignment of device resources and to hotplug systems such as USB and IEEE 1394.

Definition of plug-and-play in the English dictionary

The definition of plug-and-play in the dictionary is capable of detecting the addition of a new input or output device and automatically activating the appropriate control software.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLUG-AND-PLAY


airplay
ˈɛəˌpleɪ
cosplay
ˈkɒsˌpleɪ
display
dɪˈspleɪ
foreplay
ˈfɔːˌpleɪ
gameplay
ˈɡeɪmˌpleɪ
interplay
ˈɪntəˌpleɪ
misplay
ˌmɪsˈpleɪ
nonplay
ˌnɒnˈpleɪ
outplay
aʊtˈpleɪ
overplay
ˌəʊvəˈpleɪ
play
pleɪ
play-by-play
ˈpleɪbaɪˈpleɪ
plug´n´play
ˌplʌɡənˈpleɪ
redisplay
ˌriːdɪˈspleɪ
replay
ˈriːˌpleɪ
role-play
ˈrəʊlpleɪ
screenplay
ˈskriːnˌpleɪ
stroke-play
ˈstrəʊkˌpleɪ
underplay
ˌʌndəˈpleɪ
wordplay
ˈwɜːdˌpleɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLUG-AND-PLAY

pluff
pluffy
plug
plug and play
plug compatible
plug gauge
plug hat
plug in
plug-in
plug-uglies
plug-ugly
plug´n´play
plugboard
plugged
plugged-in
plugger
plugging
plughole
plugless
plugola

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLUG-AND-PLAY

air display
by-play
child´s play
double play
extended-play
fair play
firework display
foul play
hand-play
LED display
liquid-crystal display
net play
one-act play
plug and play
power play
screen display
stroke play
three-act play
triple play
uplay

Synonyms and antonyms of plug-and-play in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «plug-and-play» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLUG-AND-PLAY

Find out the translation of plug-and-play to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of plug-and-play from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «plug-and-play» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

插件和播放
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

plug-and -play
570 millions of speakers

English

plug-and-play
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्लग और खेलने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المكونات و اللعب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подключи и играть
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

plug-and -play
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্লাগ-এবং-খেলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plug- and-play
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Plug-and-play
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Plug- and-Play-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プラグ·アンド·プレイ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

플러그 앤 플레이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Plug-and-play
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

plug- and-play
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செருகி உபயோகி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्लग-एंड-प्ले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tak ve oyna
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

plug- and-play
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

plug- and-play
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підключи і грати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plug-and -play
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

plug - and- play
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

prop - en - drama
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

plug -and -play
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

plug-and -play
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of plug-and-play

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLUG-AND-PLAY»

The term «plug-and-play» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.028 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLUG-AND-PLAY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about plug-and-play

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLUG-AND-PLAY»

Discover the use of plug-and-play in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to plug-and-play and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Plug and Play System Architecture
Tom Shanley provides a comprehensive treatment of the subject including: legacy ISA drawbacks Plug and Play on EISA and ISA cards Windows 95 PCI problems Windows 95 PCMCIA enhancements Plug and Play terminology defined accessing ...
Tom Shanley, 1995
2
Ajax Construction Kit: Building Plug-and-Play Ajax Applications
SERIES EDITOR CHRISTOPHER NEGUS is the bestselling author of the Red Hat Linux Bible series, Linux Toys series, and this series' flagship title, Linux Live CDs.
Michael Morrison, 2008
3
UPnP design by example: a software developer's guide to ...
"Primarily a software developers guide for enabling UPnP, this book also provides a thorough introduction for those new to the technology.
Michael Jeronimo, Jack Weast, 2003
4
SOC (System-on-a-Chip) Testing for Plug and Play Test Automation
SOC (System-on-a-Chip) Testing for Plug and Play Test Automation is a valuable reference for researchers and students interested in various aspects of SOC testing.
Krishnendu Chakrabarty, 2002
5
The Component-Based Business: Plug and Play
This is component-based business - "plug-and-play" applied not to hardware and software, but to business relationships.
Richard Veryard, 2001
6
Programming Plug and Play
This is a central, single source for programming and configuring Plug and Play compliant hardware devices.
Jim Kelsey, James Kelsey, 1995
7
Intelligent Agents for Telecommunication Applications: ...
2.1 A scheme with local repositories The first scheme for providing a plug-and- play capability for network devices is based on solutions designed by vendors of operating systems. In this scheme (Fig. 1), the data and procedures that are ...
Sahin Albayrak, Francisco J. Garijo, 1998
8
Microsoft Windows Vista On Demand
Windows includes plug and play support for hardware, making it easy to install and uninstall devices quickly. With plug and play support, you simply plug the device in, and Windows sets the device to work with your existing hardware and ...
Steve Johnson, Perspection Inc., 2008
9
InfoWorld
THE ADD HARDWARE WIZARD in Windows 95 uses the Plug and Play specification to find and configure new plug- and-play -compliant hardware. 35 Start I J Control Panel THE SYSTEMS PROPERTIES dialog box gives users a single ...
10
Upgrading and Repairing PCs
One responsibility of a Plug and Play BIOS during POST is to isolate and initialize all Plug and Play cards and assign them a valid Card Select Number (CSN). After a CSN is assigned, the system BIOS can then designate resources to the ...
Scott Mueller, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLUG-AND-PLAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term plug-and-play is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Birkett: NFC North training camp previews
Head coach Mike Zimmer worked wonders with the Vikings' defense last year, and Minnesota added two plug-and-play draft picks in Waynes ... «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»
2
TE Connectivity Debuts QRapid Fiber Distribution Panel for Data …
Faster Deployment: The pre-connectorized, plug-and-play solution eliminates splice labor requirements and speeds network construction. «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
3
Why We Indians Aren't Cord Cutters Yet
Content for these televisions has largely been in the form of cable subscriptions, and plug-and-play content served via mediums like VHS ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
4
Think Twice About Surge Protection & Power Conditioning
... and want you to believe, that simply connecting all the system gear together will result in a clean and quiet system—the “plug-and-play” myth. «CEPro, Jul 15»
5
SoCal Edison to pursue 105 MW of renewables, majority from solar
The utility also recently issued a request for proposals (RFP) for plug-and-play battery storage systems to meet a series of grid requirements ... «pv magazine, Jul 15»
6
Chris Crawford advises devs: 'Don't settle for the same old crap'
That "plug-and-play" bit is especially notable for developers. After releasing (and subsequently taking down) an early version of his Storyworlds ... «Gamasutra, Jul 15»
7
US Senate Committee Provides a Spark For NGVs
Officials call the conversion system "an add-on, plug-and-play" technology that allows simultaneous gasoline-CNG operation or pure CNG ... «Natural Gas Intelligence, Jul 15»
8
Let's Try This Again: Leap Motion Hands-On Follow-Up
A company called TedCas is developing a plug-and-play console that will let surgeons navigate MRI data intuitively, in a sterile environment. «Tom's Hardware, Jul 15»
9
Feature: Investigating interface protocols
... PCI Express has never made it outside industrial applications and never gained real plug-and-play behaviour on Windows computers.”. «Audio Media International, Jul 15»
10
Digital switching is making inroads
Additionally, there are potential savings in build cost because of the reduced amount of labor needed to install these plug-and-play systems. «Trade Only Today, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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