PLUG-IN


Meaning of PLUG-IN in English

I. ˈplug-in 1 BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]

able to be connected to the electricity supply, or to another piece of electrical equipment:

a plug-in microphone

II. plug-in 2 BrE AmE , plug‧in /ˈplʌɡɪn/ noun [countable] technical

a piece of computer software that can be used in addition to existing software in order to make particular programs work properly

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.