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Last modified: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 

(n.) A hardware or software module that adds a specific feature or service to a larger system. The idea is that the new component simply plugs in to the existing system. For example, there are number of plug-ins for the Netscape Navigator browser that enable it to display different types of audio or video messages. Navigator plug-ins are based on MIME file types.

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The Webmonkey Geek Talk column, from August 15, 1996, describes the differences between plug-ins and helper apps and explains how Microsoft's Active X differs from Netscape's plug-in architecture.

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