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PnP Last modified: Monday, March 29, 2004

Short for Plug and Play, a technology developed by Microsoft and Intel that supports plug-and-play installation. Microsoft has made PnP technology a part of its operating systems since Windows 95.

Plug and Play Specifications From Microsoft Plug and Play is the technology that supports automatic configuration of PC hardware and attached devices.