Plugin
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A small add-on program that plugs into an existing program and gives it new features.
Overview
The company that makes a program cannot build in every feature. So it leaves a place where small programs made by other people can be plugged in, and what you plug in is called a plugin. An ad blocker or a translate button in a web browser is a familiar example.
AI apps and coding tools have plugins too. They connect to your calendar, email or company systems, or add commands and skills as one bundle. But a plugin gets the right to read your data or act for you, so install only ones from sources you trust.
An everyday example
Swap the bit on an electric drill and the same drill can make holes or drive screws. The main body stays the same, and what it can do grows.
Why it matters
How useful an AI tool is depends a lot on what it is connected to. News about a new plugin or connection means that AI can now do more.
Also calledadd-on, extension, plug-in