Meaning

4 senses
  1. (attributive, sometimes)Something which can be appended to something else.

    Erweiterung

    добавле́ниеdobavlénije, расшире́ниеrasširénije

  2. A software extension or hardware peripheral that provides additional functions or customization for a core application or system.

    Erweiterung, Addon, Add-on

    аддо́нaddón, програ́мма-дополне́ниеprográmma-dopolnénije, дополнениеdopolnenije

    дода́токdodátok

  3. Additional chips that can be purchased at specific times in tournament play.

  4. Synonym of expansion pack.

More definitions
  • a component that is added to something to improve it
  • a software module that extends or enhances the capabilities of an existing application
  • a supplementary component that improves capability

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
software: extension of core application:
Русский
By meaning 2
something which can be appended to something else:
software: extension of core application:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
something which can be appended to something else:
software: extension of core application:

Origin

Deverbal from add on.

Deverbal from add on.

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Forms

plural: add-ons
Singularadd-on
Pluraladd-ons

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
something which can be appended to something else:additionA2
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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