Plugfest

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An event during which hardware devices are tested for interoperability with emerging standards by physically connecting them together. informal

    "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."

Example

More 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."

Etymology

From plug + -fest.

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