Hot swapping
REPLACING COMPUTER SYSTEM COMPONENTS WITHOUT SHUTTING DOWN THE SYSTEM
Hot swap; Hotplug; Hot-swappable; Coldplugging; Coldplug; Hotplugging; Hotswap; Hotswapping; Hotswitch; Hotswitching; Hot insertion; Hot plug; Warm swap; Hot-plugging; Hot plugging; Hot-swapping; Cold-switch; Hot-swap; Hot swappable; Safely remove hardware; Hot-plug; Hot-pluggable; Hot plugged; Hot Swapping
Hot swapping is the replacement or addition of components to a computer system without stopping, shutting down, or rebooting the system; hot plugging describes the addition of components only. Components which have such functionality are said to be hot-swappable or hot-pluggable; likewise, components which do not are cold-swappable or cold-pluggable.