Definify.com

Definition 2024

plug-in

plug-in

See also: plugin and plug in

English

Alternative forms

(noun): plugin

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 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