plug and play
noun
: a feature of a computer system by which peripherals are automatically detected and configured by the operating system
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If possible, disable universal plug and play (UPnP) and similar features that make all devices on your network easily discoverable.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2025
Bech projects as plug and play contributor from day one with his ability to play inside or outside.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
Despite their technological novelty and complexity, nuclear reactors can similarly plug and play with the existing, centralized power grid and hence have proven capable of displacing centralized fossil energy generation at a large scale.
—Ted Nordhaus, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2016
Two channels project sound with enhanced bass thanks to Bass Reflex and setup is as easy as plug and play via HDMI ARC.
—Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 24 Feb. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2025
Bech projects as plug and play contributor from day one with his ability to play inside or outside.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
Despite their technological novelty and complexity, nuclear reactors can similarly plug and play with the existing, centralized power grid and hence have proven capable of displacing centralized fossil energy generation at a large scale.
—Ted Nordhaus, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2016
Two channels project sound with enhanced bass thanks to Bass Reflex and setup is as easy as plug and play via HDMI ARC.
—Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Plug and play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plug%20and%20play. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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