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tool A file containing data used to alter, enhance, or
extend the operation of a parent application program. One
of the first uses of this term was in Silicon Beach's
SuperPaint application (late 1980s?) for the Macintosh.
It had a Plug-ins folder containing different tools and
effects.
The Netscape Navigator World-Wide Web browser supports
plug-ins which display or interpret a particular file format
or protocol such as Shockwave, RealAudio, AdobeSystems, Inc. PDF, Corel CMX (vector graphics). The
file to be displayed is included in a web page using an
EMBED HTML tag.
Plug-ins, both commercially and indepently authored, can
usually be downloaded for free and are stored locally.
Plug-ins come in different versions specific to particular
operating systems (Microsoft Windows 3.1, 3.2, and
Macintosh are available).
Compare applet.
Plug-in Plaza .
PC Mag Plug-ins.
(1996-05-25)
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