Editing Hot swapping (section)

=== Keyboards ===
{{See also|Keyboard technology}}Hot-swappable keyboards enable changing the [[List of keyboard switches|switches]] without having to disassemble the keyboard.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |date=2022-09-15 |title=What are hot-swappable keyboard switches? |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/what-are-hot-swappable-switches/ |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=Digital Trends |language=en}}</ref> On standard mechanical-switch keyboards, the switch is directly [[Solder|soldered]] to the [[Printed circuit board|PCB]]. Hot-swappable keyboards instead have a socket in its place that allows the switch to be freely replaced without re-soldering.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 8 Best Hot Swappable Mechanical Keyboards – Review Geek |url=https://www.reviewgeek.com/34512/the-4-best-hot-swappable-mechanical-keyboards/ |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=www.reviewgeek.com |date=9 February 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Due to hot-swappable keyboards being less common, they often require being custom built or bought from custom keyboard manufacturers.<ref name=":02" /> They can be found in a variety of sizes and [[Keyboard layout|layouts]], including more specialized [[Ergonomic keyboard|ergonomic]] layouts.