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Verb: hot-swap (hot-swapped,hot-swapping)  'hót,swóp
  1. Fit or change a computer part while it is running
    "Modern servers allow you to hot-swap hard drives without shutting down the system"

Derived forms: hot-swapped, hot-swaps, hot-swapping

Encyclopedia: Hot-swap