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built-in

adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Canada: /ˈbɪltɪn/
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  • CMU ARPABET: B IH1 L T IH2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Constructed as a nondetachable part of a larger structure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Being an essential and permanent part of something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Being an included feature that normally comes as an extra.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Anything (such as a piece of furniture, or a software feature) that is built in, not added as an extra.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A function that is built into a system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

existing as an essential constituent or characteristic

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity
  • a constitutional inability to tell the truth

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: constitutional, inbuilt, inherent, integral

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَبْنِيّ (mabniyy) — constructed as a non-detachable part
  • Arabic: مُدْمَج (mudmaj) — constructed as a non-detachable part
  • Bulgarian: вграден (vgraden) — constructed as a non-detachable part
  • Czech: vestavěný — constructed as a non-detachable part
  • Danish: indbygget — constructed as a non-detachable part
  • Finnish: kiinteä — constructed as a non-detachable part
  • French: encastré — constructed as a non-detachable part
  • Greek: ενσωματωμένος (ensomatoménos) — constructed as a non-detachable part
  • Hebrew: מֻבְנֶה (muvneh) — constructed as a non-detachable part
  • Icelandic: innbyggður — constructed as a non-detachable part
  • Italian: incorporato — constructed as a non-detachable part
  • Italian: integrato — constructed as a non-detachable part
  • Italian: incassato — constructed as a non-detachable part
  • Norwegian Bokmål: innbygd — constructed as a non-detachable part
  • Norwegian Bokmål: innebygd — constructed as a non-detachable part
  • Norwegian Bokmål: innebygget — constructed as a non-detachable part
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: innbygd — constructed as a non-detachable part
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: innebygd — constructed as a non-detachable part
  • Portuguese: acoplado — constructed as a non-detachable part
  • Russian: встро́енный (vstrójennyj) — constructed as a non-detachable part
  • Russian: встро́енная (vstrójennaja) — constructed as a non-detachable part
  • Spanish: integrado — constructed as a non-detachable part
  • Spanish: empotrado — constructed as a non-detachable part
  • Spanish: encastrado — constructed as a non-detachable part
  • Spanish: encastrada — constructed as a non-detachable part
  • Swedish: inbyggd — constructed as a non-detachable part
  • Ukrainian: вбудо́ваний (vbudóvanyj) — constructed as a non-detachable part
  • Vietnamese: gắn liền — constructed as a non-detachable part
  • Finnish: olennainen — essential
  • French: intrinsèque — essential
  • Greek: ενσωματωμένος (ensomatoménos) — essential
  • Portuguese: essencial — essential
  • Arabic: مُضَمَّن (muḍamman) — included
  • Finnish: integroitu — included
  • French: incorporé — included
  • German: eingebaut — included
  • Hebrew: מובנה — included
  • Hebrew: מֻבְנֶה (muvné) — included
  • Portuguese: incorporado — included
  • Serbo-Croatian: ugrađen — included
  • Spanish: incluido — included
  • Vietnamese: có sẵn — included
  • Vietnamese: sẵn có — included
  • Esperanto: primitiva komando — built-in function
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