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Hotplugging
Informal AI-engineering shorthand for connecting or disconnecting a model, tool, data source or other capability while a system is running, without restarting the whole system. The exact meaning depends on the product or engineering team using it.
Origin · no single documented coiner
Borrowed from hardware computing, where 'hot plugging' means adding or removing a device while a computer is powered on. No standardized AI definition or single documented coiner was found, so this entry records an informal usage rather than a settled technical term.
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