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hot-swappable

hot-swappable adjective: that can be inserted or removed without switching off the computer.

Adjective

hot-swappable (not comparable)

  1. That can be inserted or removed without switching off the computer.

Origin of hot-swappable

From hot-swap + -able.

Questions about hot-swappable

What does hot-swappable mean?
Hot-swappable means that can be inserted or removed without switching off the computer.
What part of speech is hot-swappable?
Hot-swappable is an adjective.

Words near hot-swappable in the dictionary

  1. hot-steppers
  2. hot-stepping
  3. hot-steps
  4. hot-stopping
  5. hot-swap
  6. hot-swappable
  7. hot-swapped
  8. hot-swapping
  9. hot-swaps
  10. hot-takey
  11. hot-tempered

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