"plug-in" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈplʌɡ.ɪn/
Etymology: From the verb plug in. Etymology templates: {{m|en|plug in}} plug in Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} plug-in (not comparable)
  1. Designed to be plugged into an electrical power outlet or circuit. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-plug-in-en-adj-jJcohCZU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 5 18 11 25 25 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 13 5 15 19 26 23
  2. Able to be extended with further components in a modular fashion. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-plug-in-en-adj-BEPwV80H
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: plugin [noun] Related terms: plug-in hybrid

Noun

IPA: /ˈplʌɡ.ɪn/ Forms: plug-ins [plural]
Etymology: From the verb plug in. Etymology templates: {{m|en|plug in}} plug in Head templates: {{en-noun}} plug-in (plural plug-ins)
  1. Anything that plugs into something.
    Sense id: en-plug-in-en-noun-3G8~3AqA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 5 18 11 25 25 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 13 5 15 19 26 23
  2. (computing) A module or device that interacts with another to add a specific feature or function. Categories (topical): Computing Translations (computer add-on): plugin (Basque), connector [masculine] (Catalan), plugin [masculine] (Catalan), 插件 (chājiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), zásuvný modul [masculine] (Czech), plug-in [masculine] (Dutch), kromprogramo (Esperanto), liitännäinen (Finnish), greffon [masculine] (French), plugiciel [masculine] (French), module d’extension [masculine] (French), plugin [masculine] (French), Plug-in [neuter] (German), Plugin [neuter] (German), מתקע (mitká) [masculine] (Hebrew), tengiforrit [neuter] (Icelandic), プラグイン (puraguin) (Japanese), 플러그인 (peulleogeu'in) (Korean), дополнителна компонента (dopolnitelna komponenta) [feminine] (Macedonian), pemalam (Malay), programvareutvidelse [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), افزایه (afzâye) (Persian), plugin [masculine] (Polish), wtyczka [feminine] (Polish), plugin [masculine] (Portuguese), extensão [feminine] (Portuguese), complemento [masculine] (Portuguese), extra [masculine] (Portuguese), módulo de extensão [masculine] (Portuguese), módulo [masculine] (Portuguese), módulo externo [masculine] (Portuguese), плаги́н (plagín) [masculine] (Russian), дополни́тельный програ́ммный мо́дуль (dopolnítelʹnyj prográmmnyj módulʹ) [masculine] (Russian), extensión (Spanish), insticksmodul [common-gender] (Swedish), tilläggsmodul [common-gender] (Swedish), insticksprogram [neuter] (Swedish), tilläggsprogram [neuter] (Swedish), ปลั๊กอิน (bplák-in) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-plug-in-en-noun-UNpFnRIg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 5 18 11 25 25 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 13 5 15 19 26 23 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'computer add-on': 5 67 19 10
  3. An electric vehicle that can be recharged from an external power source. Synonyms: PEV
    Sense id: en-plug-in-en-noun-WBSHii8u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 5 18 11 25 25 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 13 5 15 20 26 21 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 13 5 15 19 26 23
  4. An air freshener that can be charged by connecting it to the mains power supply.
    Sense id: en-plug-in-en-noun-vyZo-ltk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 5 18 11 25 25 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 13 5 15 19 26 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: plugin [noun], add-in, add-on, snap-in Hypernyms: software component Related terms: drop-in

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2013, Rob Temple, Very British Problems: Making Life Awkward for Ourselves One Rainy Day at a Time, page 141",
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          "ref": "2021, Lori A. Bonnevier,MSW,LCSW, You Don't Have to Crush Your Ex: Hints, Hacks, and Hell-No's to Win Your Custody Evaluation",
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          "ref": "2015, Sheldon Malone, Changing the Way You Think: One-Year Devotional Unlocking the Mind with the Word of God",
          "text": "But unlike other Glade products with the aroma being released simply by spraying it or by opening the container, this new product the \"Glade Plug-In\" required that the product actually be plugged into an electrical socket in order for the aroma and fragrance to get released into the air, with the slogan for its product being \"Plug it in, plug it in\".",
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      "sense": "computer add-on",
      "word": "plugin"
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      "sense": "computer add-on",
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      "word": "插件"
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      "sense": "computer add-on",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "computer add-on",
      "word": "kromprogramo"
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "greffon"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "plugiciel"
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Plug-in"
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "code": "he",
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      "sense": "computer add-on",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "computer add-on",
      "word": "プラグイン"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "peulleogeu'in",
      "sense": "computer add-on",
      "word": "플러그인"
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      "code": "mk",
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      "code": "ms",
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      "word": "pemalam"
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      "word": "programvareutvidelse"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "computer add-on",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "complemento"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "computer add-on",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "computer add-on",
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      "word": "módulo de extensão"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "computer add-on",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "computer add-on",
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      "word": "плаги́н"
    },
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      "sense": "computer add-on",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "дополни́тельный програ́ммный мо́дуль"
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      "sense": "computer add-on",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "computer add-on",
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      "word": "tilläggsprogram"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bplák-in",
      "sense": "computer add-on",
      "word": "ปลั๊กอิน"
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