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plugfest

plugfest noun: an event during which hardware devices are tested for interoperability with emerging standards by physically connecting them together.

Noun

plugfest (plural plugfests)

  1. (informal) An event during which hardware devices are tested for interoperability with emerging standards by physically connecting them together.
    • 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/20090510001105/http://syseng.nist.gov/se-interop/plugfest/

Forms of plugfest

pluralplugfests

Origin of plugfest

From plug + -fest.

Questions about plugfest

What does plugfest mean?
Plugfest means an event during which hardware devices are tested for interoperability with emerging standards by physically connecting them together.
What part of speech is plugfest?
Plugfest is a noun.
What is the plural of plugfest?
The plural of plugfest is plugfests.

Words near plugfest in the dictionary

  1. plugable
  2. plugback
  3. plugbacks
  4. plugboard
  5. plugboards
  6. plugfest
  7. plugfests
  8. plugg
  9. pluggability
  10. pluggable
  11. plugged

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