pluggable

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adjective

Capable of being plugged, or plugged in, especially in reference to optional components of software.

“The system features a pluggable authentication module.”

OriginEnglish plug ← Dutch plug ← Middle Dutch *plugge →
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Meanings

adjectivepluggable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCapable of being plugged, or plugged in, especially in reference to optional components of software.

    The system features a pluggable authentication module.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*plugjaz
  2. Old Dutch*pluggi
  3. Middle Dutch*plugge
  4. Dutchplugge
  5. Dutchplug
  6. Englishplug
  7. Englishpluggable

From plug + -able.

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Translations

Portuguese plugável
  • plugávelTranslations
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APA

pluggable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pluggable

MLA

“pluggable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pluggable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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