What (who) is plug-ins - definition
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plug-in
(plug-ins)
1.
A plug-in machine is a piece of electrical equipment that is operated by being connected to an electricity supply or to another piece of electrical equipment by means of a plug.
...a plug-in radio.
ADJ: ADJ n
2.
A plug-in is something such as a piece of software that can be added to a computer system to give extra features or functions. (COMPUTING)
...a plug-in memory card.
N-COUNT: oft N n
plug in
or plug into
1.
If you plug a piece of electrical equipment into an electricity supply or if you plug it in, you push its plug into an electric socket so that it can work.
They plugged in their tape-recorders...
I filled the kettle while she was talking and plugged it in...
He took the machine from its bag and plugged it into the wall socket...
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V n P, V n P n
2.
If you plug one piece of electrical equipment into another or if you plug it in, you make it work by connecting the two.
They plugged their guitars into amplifiers...
He plugged in his guitar.
PHRASAL VERB: V n P n, V P n (not pron)
3.
If one piece of electrical equipment plugs in or plugs into another piece of electrical equipment, it works by being connected by an electrical cord or lead to an electricity supply or to the other piece of equipment.
A CD-I deck looks like a video recorder and plugs into the home television and stereo system...
They've found out where the other speaker plugs in.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n, V P
4.
If you plug something into a hole, you push it into the hole.
Her instructor plugged live bullets into the gun's chamber.
PHRASAL VERB: V n P n
plug-in
<tool> A file containing data used to alter, enhance, or
extend the operation of a parent application program. One
of the first uses of this term was in Silicon Beach's
SuperPaint application (late 1980s?) for the Macintosh.
It had a Plug-ins folder containing different tools and
effects.
The Netscape Navigator World-Wide Web browser supports
plug-ins which display or interpret a particular file format
or protocol such as Shockwave, RealAudio, {Adobe
Systems, Inc.} PDF, Corel CMX (vector graphics). The
file to be displayed is included in a web page using an
EMBED HTML tag.
Plug-ins, both commercially and indepently authored, can
usually be downloaded for free and are stored locally.
Plug-ins come in different versions specific to particular
operating systems (Microsoft Windows 3.1, 3.2, and
Macintosh are available).
Compare applet.
plug-in.html">Plug-in Plaza (http://browserwatch.com/plug-in.html).
{PC Mag Plug-ins
(http://zdnet.com/pcmag/IU/plugins/plugins.htm) }.
(1996-05-25)
Pronunciation examples for plug-ins
1. hybrids into the plug-ins?
Electric Cars _ Gina Coplon-Newfield _ Talks at Google
2. plug-ins on top of that to support native features.
Untappd _ Greg Avola _ Talks at Google
3. Or better yet, write plug-ins for the existing ones
Release Engineering Keynote _ Dinah McNutt _ Talks at Google
4. It's a world of plug-ins to make music
Louis The Child Lollapalooza Homecoming _ Joey Papoutsis & Jaime Black _ Talks at Google
5. got all the tools, all the plug-ins.
How to Sell & Market Products _ Rana Sobhany _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of plug-ins
1. Audacity supports VST (Virtual Studio Technology), Ladspa, and Nyquist plug–ins, of which there are thousands.
2. Plug–ins are anti–piracy hardware devices that connect to a port on your computer.
3. Ford will work with an as–yet unnamed battery company to make the plug–ins for the joint–company tests.
4. Plug Ins was launched in 1''8 and was the first multi–vendor electronics retailer in the country.
5. "Plug Ins is clearly positioned and its values are understood both by us, and by our customers."