plug
noun
a piece of wood or other material used to stop up a hole or aperture, to fill a gap, or to act as a wedge.
pluggable
-
a word derived from
plug.
Example Sentences
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In a tight supply environment, customers are likely to prioritize core memory capacity over storage since the latter can be added through pluggable components, Weathers said, citing a conversation with Micron executives.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Arista said its first-quarter highlights included XPO high-density liquid-cooled pluggable optics for next-generation artificial intelligence data centers.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
The shift to AI data centers is driving an expansion of the total addressable market for optical components “well beyond Coherent’s incumbency in the traditional pluggable transceiver market,” he wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 11, 2026
He predicts that Microsoft “will be a n early” adopter of Arista’s XPO and linear pluggable optics, or LPO, strategy deployments and that others could follow suit.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
But there were still plenty of pluggable holes in local programs.
From Time Magazine Archive
