plug-in
adjective
capable of or designed for being connected to an electrical power source by plugging in or inserting: a plug-in transistor.
plug-ins
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pluralof plug-in.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Investors have been especially jittery about software companies after Anthropic released simple plug-ins that had capabilities they feared could disrupt various industries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
China’s exports of EVs more than doubled in March from a year earlier as rising fuel prices boosted the appeal of plug-ins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
In their view, “legal plug-ins will not replace robust, mature tool stacks like Intuit.”
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
Making music, once the very definition of artistic collaboration, now more often than not occurs in isolation with a vast library of plug-ins designed to mimic the sounds of various recording studios.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2024
I see that it could be possible to use the logic board from the first one, and the chipsets and plug-ins from the other two.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
