| plug-in
This term refers to a type of program that tightly integrates with a
larger application to add a special capability to it. The larger app must
be designed to accept plug-ins, and the software's maker usually publishes
a design specification that enables people to write plug-ins for it. Two
notable applications designed around a plug-in architecture are Adobe
Photoshop and Netscape Navigator. Notable examples of plug-ins are Kai's
Power Tools for Photoshop and Shockwave for Netscape Navigator. |