Plug and play

Plug and play is the name for a number of technologies used in computing. Technologies that support plug and play allow to connect new devices to a computer. After a short while, these devices can simply be used. When they are no longer needed, they can be disconnected again. Plug and play does not require the user to load a specific device driver to access the device.The PC Guide - Plug and Play

Plug and play is used to refer to both the configuration of devices at boot time, as well as to system that support adding a device later on. Examples for  systems that support plug and play are USB and Firewire.

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