plugin

See also: plug in and plug-in

English

Etymology

From plug +‎ in.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

plugin (plural plugins)

1. Alternative spelling of plug-in

Anagrams

• Pinglu, gulpin, puling

Portuguese

Noun

plugin m (plural plugins)

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

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English plugin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplaɡin/ [ˈpla.ɣ̞ĩn]
• Rhymes: -aɡin

Noun

plugin m (plural plugins)

1. plugin

Usage notes

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.