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plugin

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See also: plug in and plug-in

English

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Etymology

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From plug +‎ in.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈplʌɡ.ɪn/
  • Hyphenation: plug‧in

Noun

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plugin (plural plugins)

  1. Alternative spelling of plug-in

Anagrams

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Portuguese

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Noun

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plugin m (plural plugins)

  1. (computing) plug-in (computer program addon)

Spanish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English plugin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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plugin m (plural plugins)

  1. plugin

Usage notes

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According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.