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Add-in is a term used, especially by Microsoft, for a software utility or other program that can be
n added to a primary program. The Microsoft Style Guide says that Microsoft Bookshelf is an add-in
for Word and that Analysis Toolpak is an add-in for Microsoft Excel. According to the Style Guide,
add-in should not be confused with add-on , a term for a hardware expansion unit. (However,
some add-on manufacturers do call them "add-ins.")

A similar term is plug-in , a term originated by Netscape for application programs that can be
activated within a Netscape Web browser window.

This was last updated in August 2005

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∙∙ Shuttle also makes what they call add-in cards for computer motherboards.

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The Unistat Statistical Package is a stand-alone program that is also an add-in for Excel .

SearchVB.com, a portal for Visual Basic developers, includes a collection of links to Add-
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