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PLUG-IN

Specialty Definition: PLUG-IN

DomainDefinition

Computing

Plug-in 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 Plaza (http://www.browserwatch.com/plug-in.html). PC Mag Plug-ins (http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/IU/plugins/plugins.htm). (1996-05-25). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: PLUG-IN

English words defined with "PLUG-IN": expansion slotslot. (references)
Specialty definitions using "PLUG-IN": display standard, DjVu, DV cartridgegeleidepenLossless Predictive Audio CompressionmallocQLRealAudioShockwave, sound cardVIC-20. (references)

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Commercial Usage: PLUG-IN

DomainTitle

Books

  • 3D Studio Ipas Plug-In Reference/Book and Cd-Rom (reference)

  • Kaddstat: Statistical Analysis Plug-In to Microsoft Excel Version 5.0 (reference)

  • Official Netscape Plug-in Book, Second Edition (reference)

  • Plug-In Power: Energize Your Graphics Software With Add-In Utilities (reference)

  • Plug-In Smart: How to Choose and Use Photoshop-Compatible Plug-Ins (Smart Design) (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

High Tech

  

Consumer Goods

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: PLUG-IN

Computer Images:
PLUG-IN

More pictures...

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Non-Fiction Usage: PLUG-IN

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

In theory, this will involve a plug-in device for a mobile phone. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: PLUG-IN

"PLUG-IN" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 96.30% of the time. "PLUG-IN" is used about 27 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)96.3%2668,323
Adjective (general or positive)3.7%1339,140
                    Total100.00%27N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: PLUG-IN

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "PLUG-IN": plug-in-and-go, plug-in-and-play.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: PLUG-IN

Language Translations for "PLUG-IN"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

'入式. (various references)

   

Danish

  

til forøgelse af pallet-fladen (plug-in extensions). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

aansteekplanken (plug-in extensions). (various references)

   

French

  

planches d'extension (plug-in extensions). (various references)

   

German

  

Steckteil (male part), einstecken (plug, plug in, pocket, pouch, push-in, put in, sheathe, swallow, to pocket, walk off with), einsteckbar. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

σανίδες επέκτασης (plug-in extensions). (various references)

   

Italian

  

elementi di allungamento (plug-in extensions). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

"러그 속식. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ug-inplay

   

Portuguese

  

placas de extensão (plug-in extensions). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

съемный (demountable, detachable, dismountable, plug in, removable, withdrawable). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

con enchufe (plug in). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

insticksbar skarvdel (plug-in extensions). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: PLUG-IN

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: puling.

Words within the letters "g-i-l-n-p-u"

-1 letter: lungi, lupin.

-2 letters: gulp, iglu, ling, lung, ping, plug, puli, pung.

-3 letters: gin, gip, gnu, gul, gun, lin, lip, lug, nil, nip, pig, pin, piu, pug, pul, pun.

-4 letters: in, li, nu, pi, un, up.

 Words containing the letters "g-i-l-n-p-u"
 

+1 letter: gulping, louping, lumping, pluming, pulings, pulling, pulping, pulsing, purling, upfling.

 

+2 letters: clumping, coupling, cupeling, dumpling, flumping, plaguing, plucking, plugging, plumbing, plumping, plunging, plunking, puddling, pulingly, pungling, purfling, purpling, puzzling, rumpling, sculping, slumping, slurping, suppling, unpiling, upflings, uppiling.

 

+3 letters: capsuling, couplings, crumpling, cupelling, cupolaing, decupling, depluming, dumplings, duplexing, expulsing, impulsing, larruping, octupling, ploughing, plumbings, polluting, pouringly, preluding, puddlings, pulsating, pummeling, purflings, purringly, repulsing, scrupling, sculpting, shlumping, splurging, supplying, upboiling, upcoiling, upcurling, upflowing, upfolding, upholding, upleaping, uplifting, uploading, upscaling, uptilting, upwelling.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Usage: Commercial
3. Images: Slideshow
4. Quotations: Non-fiction
5. Usage Frequency
6. Expressions
7. Translations: Modern
8. Anagrams
9. Bibliography


  

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