pluggable
Ready for connection
Pluggable describes something designed to be connected or disconnected easily, like a plug fitting into a socket.
In computing, pluggable refers to software components that can be added, removed, or swapped without modifying the core system: a pluggable authentication module, pluggable architecture.
The term emphasizes modularity and flexibility—parts that snap in and out as needed.
Hollow receiving cavity
- portDocking place for ships
- interfaceShared connection point
- connectorThing that joins others
- jackDevice for lifting vehicles
receptacle · terminal · hub · dock · adaptor · insertion · coupling · linkage
Able to replace another
- componentsConstituent parts
- swappableAble to be exchanged
- hot-swappableExchangeable during operation
- snap-inAttachment needing only pressure
units · blocks · modules · subsystems · replaceable · configurable · expandable · customizable
Easy to operate
- accessibleAble to be reached
- handyUseful and nearby
- effortlessRequiring no strain
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
intuitive · straightforward · simple · practical · quick-release · removable · detachable · portable
Software communication standard
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- middlewareInter-application bridging software
- extensionAdded part or duration
- hookCurved catching device
callback · microservices · integration · protocol · driver · library · SDK · runtime
socket
Hollow receiving cavity
jack · receptacle · terminal · hub · dock · adaptor · insertion · coupling · linkage · attachment
interchangeable
Able to replace another
- componentsConstituent parts
- swappableAble to be exchanged
- hot-swappableExchangeable during operation
snap-in · units · blocks · modules · subsystems · replaceable · configurable · expandable · customizable · upgradeable
user-friendly
Easy to operate
- accessibleAble to be reached
- handyUseful and nearby
- effortlessRequiring no strain
streamlined · intuitive · straightforward · simple · practical · quick-release · removable · detachable · portable
API
Software communication standard
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- middlewareInter-application bridging software
- extensionAdded part or duration
hook · callback · microservices · integration · protocol · driver · library · SDK · runtime · container
- connectable thingslinkable, joinable, attachable, compatible, interlocking
pluggablehardwired
Permanently connected by wires
built-in · hardcoded · embedded · integrated · fixed
pluggableclosed
Not accessible now
rigid · inflexible · sealed · locked · proprietary
plug, plugged, plugging, plugs, unplug, unplugged, replugging