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adj
Capable of being plugged, or plugged in, especially in reference to optional components of software.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *plugjaz Old Dutch *pluggi Middle Dutch *plugge Dutch plugge Dutch plugbor. English plug Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English pluggable From plug + -able.
Across languages
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