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plug-and-play™ UK US (also plug and play, Plug and Play, Plug-and-Play) adjective TRADEMARK IT
► relating to a piece of electronic equipment that can be used as soon as it is connected to a computer: »
plug-and-play hardware/software/technology
»Makers of Windows machines and software have gone to great pains this year to make sure that, like the Mac, their PCs are plug-and-play.
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plug-and-play™ UK US (also plug and play, Plug and Play, Plug-and-Play) verb [I or T] TRADEMARK IT
► to use a piece of electronic equipment as soon as it is connected to a computer: »
Consumers want products that they can plug and play and use straight out of the box.
Financial and business terms. 2012.