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PLUG AND PLAY

Specialty Definition: PLUG AND PLAY

Domain	Definition
Computing	Plug and play 1. Hardware or software that, after being installed ("plugged in"), can immediately be used ("played with"), as opposed to hardware or software which requires configuration. See also turnkey, plug and pray. 2. A new recruit who needs no training. "The new guy, John, is great. He's totally plug-and-play." (1997-03-30). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Crosswords: PLUG AND PLAY

Specialty definitions using "PLUG AND PLAY": plug and pray, PNP. (references)

Commercial Usage: PLUG AND PLAY

Domain	Title
Books	Hardware Design Guide for Microsoft Windows 95: A Practical Guide for Developing Plug and Play PCs and Peripherals (Microsoft Professional Editions) (reference) Plug and Play Linux/Book and Cd's: The Gnu Testament (reference) Plug and Play System Architecture (PC System Architecture) (reference) Soc (System-On-A-Chip) Testing for Plug and Play Test Automation (reference) The Component-Based Business: Plug and Play (Practitioner Series (Springer-Verlag).) (reference) (more book examples)

High Tech	Actiontec 56K V90 ISA Advantage Plug and Play Modem (reference) Allied Telesyn Enet Plug and Play ISA 16Bit Utp (reference) Promise Technology Eidemax II EIDE 16Bit Plug and Play ISA Controller IDE (reference) Linksys Etherfast Fast Enet 10/100 MBs 10/100BTX RJ45 Plug and Play PCI Cards (5-Pack) (reference) Avermedia Averkey 300 Gold 1024 X 768 Plug and Play PC to TV Converter with 16.7 Million Colors (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Non-Fiction Usage: PLUG AND PLAY

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		It is expected that these devices will not only provide simple plug and play access to the Internet but may also act as a gateways to facilitate the Internet enabling of other consumer devices in the home. The introduction of ADSL may also boost interest in the deployment of virtual private networks (VPNs) and voice over IP (VoIP) - internet telephony - systems. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expression: PLUG AND PLAY

Expression using "PLUG AND PLAY": Universal Plug and Play. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Frequency of Internet Keywords: PLUG AND PLAY

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
plug and play technology	15
plug and play device	12
universal plug and play	12
creative sound blaster 16 plug and play	7
plug and play monitor	5
window plug and play	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Modern Translation: PLUG AND PLAY

Language		Translations for "PLUG AND PLAY"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Spanish		enchufar y usar. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: PLUG AND PLAY

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-d-g-l-l-n-p-p-u-y"
	-3 letters: playland.
	-4 letters: applaud, gunplay, paludal, papally, planula.
	-5 letters: alanyl, anally, appall, dually, gladly, guanay, laguna, landau, padnag, palpal, papula, plagal, plaguy, pulpal, upland.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Usage: Commercial
3. Quotations: Non-fiction
4. Expressions

5. Expressions: Internet
6. Translations: Modern
7. Anagrams
8. Bibliography

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