plug-in

See also: plugin and plug in

English

Alternative forms

(noun): plugin

Etymology

From the verb plug in.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈplʌɡɪn/
Hyphenation: plug-in

Adjective

plug-in (not comparable)

Designed to be plugged into an electrical power outlet or circuit.

Antonyms

(designed to be plugged in): hard-wired

Related terms

plug-in hybrid

Noun

plug-in (plural plug-ins)

Anything that plugs into something.
(computing) A module or device that interacts with another to add a specific feature or function.

Synonyms

add-in, add-on, snap-in

Hypernyms

software component

Related terms

drop-in

Translations

computer add-on

Basque: plugin
Catalan: connector m, plugin m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 插件 (zh) (chājiàn)
Czech: zásuvný modul m
Dutch: plug-in (nl) m
Finnish: liitännäinen (fi)
French: greffon (fr) m, plugiciel (fr) m, module d’extension (fr) m, plugin (fr) m
German: Plug-in (de) n, Plugin (de) n
Hebrew: מתקע‎ m (mitká)

Japanese: プラグイン (puraguin)
Korean: 플러그인 (peulleogeu-in)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: programvareutvidelse m
Persian: افزایه‎ (fa) (afzâye)
Polish: plugin (pl) m, wtyczka (pl) f
Portuguese: plugin m
Russian: плаги́н (ru) m (plagín), дополни́тельный програ́ммный мо́дуль m (dopolnítelʹnyj prográmmnyj módulʹ)
Swedish: insticksmodul c, tilläggsmodul c, insticksprogram n, tilläggsprogram n
Thai: ปลั๊กอิน (bplák-in)

See also

drop-in

Anagrams

puling

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