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Plug-in (computing)
In computing, a plug-in (also spelled plugin), add-in (also addin, add-on, or addon) or extension is a software component that extends the functionality of an existing software system without requiring the system to be re-built. A plug-in feature is one way that a system can be customizable.1
Applications support plug-ins for a variety of reasons including:
- Enable third-party developers to extend an application
- Support easily adding new features
- Reduce the size of an application by not loading unused features
- Separate source code from an application because of incompatible software licenses
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Sterne, Jonathan. “Plug-in | software”. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-02-05. ↩
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