🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

플러그인

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Plugin/ˈplʌɡ.ɪn/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"이 프로그램은 다양한 플러그인을 지원합니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A software component that adds a specific feature to an existing computer program without altering the core application.

    "I installed a new plugin to improve the website's search engine optimization."
  2. 2

    An auxiliary hardware device that can be connected to a larger system to perform a specific function.

    "The studio mixer supports various audio effect plugins."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term derives from the phrasal verb 'plug in', combining 'plug' (from Middle English or Dutch/Low German roots referring to a stopper) and 'in'. It evolved in the late 20th century within computing and audio engineering to describe modular software components designed to fit into a larger host application.

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