STEM Dictionary

Information Technology:

Hacker (definition 1)

Hacker (definition 2)

Hardware

HDMI

Header

Hot-Swap (as in components)

HTTPS

Hub

Hyperlink

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

Hot-Swap (as in components)

Definition

the process of replacing computer system components without shutting down the system

Sentence

You can hot-swap a drive, but not memory.

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This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Award Numbers 1104229, 1501756, and 1902474.