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plugfest

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An event during which hardware devices are tested for interoperability with emerging standards by physically connecting them together.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • 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/
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20061230043903/http://www.scsita.org/news_events/plugfests/plugfests.html

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From plug + -fest.