add-on en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
Deverbal from add on.
Meanings
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(attributive, sometimes) Something which can be appended to something else.
Payments made before an add-on sale must be allocated entirely to the previous contract or contracts.
1969, Edward D. Giacomini, California Retail Installment Sales, page 172:
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A software extension or hardware peripheral that provides additional functions or customization for a core application or system.
Microdrives that can hold several gigabytes (see Figure 2.20) have been available as add-ons for portable devices.
2010, Kenneth Baldauf, Ralph Stair, Succeeding with Technology, page 77:
- Additional chips that can be purchased at specific times in tournament play.
- Synonym of expansion pack.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| addon | alternative | lexicographic | |
| add-ons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
look and feel · peripheral · skin
Synonyms
add-in · addition (something which can be appended to something else) · supplement · expansion pack · plug-in
Translations (40)
fi laajennus (software: extension of core application) · pt suplemento (software: extension of core application) · ru расширение (software: extension of core application) · sv tilläggsprogram (software: extension of core application) · vi phần mở rộng (software: extension of core application) · ru аддо́н (software: extension of core application) · sv tillägg (software: extension of core application) · id pengaya (software: extension of core application) · da tillæg (software: extension of core application) · pt adicional (software: extension of core application) · da tilføjelse (something which can be appended to something else) · de Erweiterung (software: extension of core application) · fr extension (software: extension of core application) · pt extensão (software: extension of core application) · da tillægsprogram (software: extension of core application) · ru дополнение (software: extension of core application) · pl dodatek (something which can be appended to something else) · fi lisä (something which can be appended to something else) · tr eklenti (software: extension of core application) · fr ajout (something which can be appended to something else) · de Add-on (software: extension of core application) · ru програ́мма-дополне́ние (software: extension of core application) · mk додаток (something which can be appended to something else) · ru добавле́ние (something which can be appended to something else) · pt complemento (software: extension of core application) · eo kromprogramo (software: extension of core application) · de Add-On (software: extension of core application) · es extensión (software: extension of core application) · pl dodatek (software: extension of core application) · pt extra (software: extension of core application) · fr addiciel (software: extension of core application) · de Addon (software: extension of core application) · de Erweiterung (something which can be appended to something else) · pt extensão (something which can be appended to something else) · cs doplněk (software: extension of core application) · mk додаток (software: extension of core application) · fr extension (something which can be appended to something else) · ru расшире́ние (something which can be appended to something else) · uk дода́ток (software: extension of core application) · pt add-on (software: extension of core application)