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Pronunciation / Transliteration: extension
"J'ai téléchargé une nouvelle extension pour mon navigateur."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A thing that is added, or is able to be added, to something else to improve or complete it, especially software.
"I installed a new ad-blocker addon for my web browser."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined as a clipping of the phrasal verb 'add on' in the late 20th century, becoming especially prominent with the rise of personal computing and software modules.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "addon" is said worldwide
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extension
Transliteration: extension
"J'ai téléchargé une nouvelle extension pour mon navigateur."
Erweiterung
Transliteration: Erweiterung
"Ich habe eine nützliche Erweiterung für den Browser installiert."
estensione
Transliteration: estensione
"Ho aggiunto una nuova estensione al mio browser."
complemento
Transliteration: complemento
"Instaló un nuevo complemento para mejorar el rendimiento."
extensão
Transliteration: extensão
"Esta extensão de navegador é muito útil."
ऐड-ऑन
Transliteration: aid-on
"मैंने अपने ब्राउज़र में एक नया ऐड-ऑन जोड़ा है।"
插件
Transliteration: chājiàn
"我为浏览器安装了一个新插件。"
추가 기능
Transliteration: chuga gineung
"웹 브라우저에 새로운 추가 기능을 설치했습니다."
アドオン
Transliteration: adoon
"ブラウザに新しいアドオンを追加しました。"
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