Plug and Play (PNP)

A standard way of configuring PC-compatible computer hardware automatically, developed by Microsoft and a number of other companies in the mid-1990s. When a PnP component is first connected to a computer, the operating system detects it, reads its identifying information, and makes the necessary adjustments to use the device appropriately.

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Wikipedia: plug-and-play

It has been suggested that Plug-And-Play be merged into this article or section. (Discuss)

For the specific branded ISA add-on technology marketed by Intel and Microsoft, see Plug-And-Play.

Plug and play is a computer feature that allows the addition of a new device, normally a peripheral, without requiring reconfiguration or manual installation of device drivers. This concept should not be confused with the specific branded ISA add-on technology marketed by Intel and Microsoft.

Historically this technology has been referred to, tongue in cheek, as Plug and Pray, on account of early implementations working poorly or not at all.^[1]

Modern plug-and-play includes both the traditional boot-time assignment of I/O addresses and interrupts to prevent conflicts and identify drivers, as well as hotplug systems such as USB and Firewire.

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