Hello、munejyuka。

One of the words I learned after I started using WordPress、

plugin

There is。

My impression is that installing plugins in WordPress will make things more convenient.。

However、Only WordPress uses the word plugin.。

I have never seen or heard the word plugin in another situation.。

Are there any other scenes where you use it?

Or is it an original word from WordPress?

Early September 2021、The word “plugin” originally meant、I was curious about what it was, so I looked it up.。

What is a plugin?

Check with the plugin、It is usually written as follows。

・Plug-in is a program that is added to expand functionality.

・Software that is incorporated as an additional function into an already completed application

It's not that complicated。。

For example, in WordPress、WordPress is designed with minimal functionality to make it easy for users to customize.。

By installing a plugin there、This means that users can express various originalities.。

Roughly speaking, it's like an app.

Although it is written above、Quite roughly speaking、Isn't it like an app on a smartphone?。

camera app

email app

calendar app

to the original smartphone、I think it's pretty much the same idea as adding and using an app with the functions you like.。

Are you using the word plugin in other situations?

I was able to understand a little bit about the contents of the plugin.。

However、I've only heard about it when it came to WordPress.。

Are you using it in other situations?

When I look it up、There are many things similar to WordPress.。

blue monkey, baser, etc.。

Apparently there are plugins for these as well.。

So、It seems like a word commonly used in programs like this.。

I was just ignorant...

Summary

・Plug-in specifications are similar to apps.

・Other than WordPress、used in the same situation

I guess it's rare because it's not used as often in daily life as apps.。

Just because you don't have many chances to hear it、I want to avoid any strange negative reactions.。