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Pluggable vs Luggable - What's the difference?

pluggable | luggable |

As an adjective pluggable

is capable of being plugged, or plugged in, especially in reference to optional components of software.

As a noun luggable is

(computing) an early portable computer, somewhat heavier than the modern laptop.

pluggable

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Capable of being plugged, or plugged in, especially in reference to optional components of software.
  • :The system features a pluggable authentication module.

    • Derived terms

    * hot-pluggable

    luggable

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing) An early portable computer, somewhat heavier than the modern laptop.
  • * 1991 , Thomas F Wheeler, Professional Workstations
    • The number of pocket or hand-held computers will grow, while the number of luggables will decline.
  • * 1994 , Michel Banâtre, Peter A Lee, Hardware and Software Architectures for Fault Tolerance
    • Witness the speed with which so-called luggable systems became portables, and portables became laptops.
    English retronyms