plug-in

See also: plugin and plug in

English

Etymology

From the verb to plug in.

Pronunciation

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

Alternative forms

• (noun): plugin

Adjective

plug-in (not comparable)

1. 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)

1. Anything that plugs into something.
2. (computing) A computer program module or device that interacts with another to add a specific function, or to support a specific file format or device.

Synonyms

• add-in, add-on, snap-in

Hypernyms

• software component

Related terms

• drop-in

Translations

computer program addon

• 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)
• 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

See also

• drop-in

Anagrams

• puling