hot swapping

replacing computer system components without shutting down the system
Intangible technique Q630802
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hot swapping

Summary

hot swapping is a technique[1]. It draws 898 Wikipedia views per month (technique category, ranking #89 of 416).[2]

Key Facts

  • hot swapping's instance of is recorded as technique[3].
  • hot swapping is a type of building modification[4].
  • hot swapping is a type of configuring[5].
  • hot swapping is used for reliability, availability and serviceability[6].
  • hot swapping is used for flexibility[7].
  • hot swapping's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/hotswap[8].
  • hot swapping's has characteristic is recorded as on-the-fly change[9].
  • hot swapping's different from is recorded as hot reload[10].
  • hot swapping's different from is recorded as hot-swappable keyboard[11].
  • hot swapping's does not have characteristic is recorded as dependency[12].

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Definition and Type

hot swapping's instance of is recorded as technique[3]. Recorded subclass of include building modification[4] and configuring[5].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include reliability, availability and serviceability[6] and flexibility[7].

Why It Matters

hot swapping draws 898 Wikipedia views per month (technique category, ranking #89 of 416).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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