built-in

See also: builtin and built in

English

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪltɪn/

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Adjective

built-in (not comparable)

1. Constructed as a non-detachable part of a larger structure.
2. Being an essential and permanent part of something.
3. Being an included feature that normally comes as an extra.

Synonyms

• inbuilt
• (being an essential and permanent part of something): instilled, infused, integrated; See also Thesaurus:intrinsic
• (being an included feature that normally comes as an extra): incorporated, integrated

Translations

constructed as a non-detachable part

• Bulgarian: вграден (vgraden)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Czech: vestavěný
• Danish: indbygget
• Finnish: kiinteä (fi)
• French: encastré (fr)
• Greek: ενσωματωμένος (el) (ensomatoménos)
• Hebrew: מֻבְנֶה (he) m (muvneh)
• Icelandic: innbyggður m
• Italian: incorporato (it) m, integrato (it) m, incassato (it) m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: innbygd, innebygd, innebygget

  Nynorsk: innbygd, innebygd

• Portuguese: acoplado (pt)
• Russian: встро́енный (ru) m (vstrójennyj), встро́енная (ru) f (vstrójennaja)
• Spanish: integrado (es), empotrado (es), encastrado (es), encastrada (es)
• Swedish: inbyggd (sv)
• Ukrainian: вбудо́ваний (uk) (vbudóvanyj)
• Vietnamese: gắn liền (vi)

essential

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: olennainen (fi)
• French: intrinsèque (fr)
• Greek: ενσωματωμένος (el) (ensomatoménos)
• Portuguese: essencial (pt) m

included

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: integroitu (fi)
• French: incorporé (fr)
• German: eingebaut (de)
• Hebrew: מובנה / מֻבְנֶה (he) m (muvné)
• Portuguese: incorporado (pt)
• Serbo-Croatian: ugrađen
• Spanish: incluido (es)
• Vietnamese: có sẵn, sẵn có (vi)

Noun

built-in (plural built-ins)

1. Anything (such as a piece of furniture, or a software feature) that is built in, not added as an extra.
   • 2024 February 5, Angela Tafoya, “Is "Bookshelf Wealth" the Most Authentic TikTok Interiors Trend Yet?”, in Vogue‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-02-12:

     Still, some commenters were quick to criticize the trend, arguing that bookshelf wealth simply indicates you have the financial means (and the space for a built-in) and that it can lean inauthentic.

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