"plug-in" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈplʌɡ.ɪn/
Etymology: Deverbal from plug in. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|plug in}} Deverbal from 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
  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: Deverbal from plug in. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|plug in}} Deverbal from 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
  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 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'computer add-on': 5 69 17 10
  3. An electric vehicle that can be recharged from an external power source. Synonyms: PEV
    Sense id: en-plug-in-en-noun-WBSHii8u
  4. An air freshener that can be charged by connecting it to the mains power supply.
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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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      "word": "plugiciel"
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      "word": "プラグイン"
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      "word": "플러그인"
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