ADD-ON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does add-on mean? 

• ADD-ON (noun)
  The noun ADD-ON has 3 senses:

1. a software module that extends or enhances the capabilities of an existing application

2. a component that is added to something to improve it

3. a supplementary component that improves capability

  Familiarity information: ADD-ON used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ADD-ON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A software module that extends or enhances the capabilities of an existing application

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

add-on; plug-in

Hypernyms ("add-on" is a kind of...):

computer software; package; software; software package; software program; software system ((computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A component that is added to something to improve it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

add-on; addition; improver

Context example:

the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor

Hypernyms ("add-on" is a kind of...):

component; constituent; element (an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "add-on"):

additive (something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine)

afterthought (an addition that was not included in the original plan)

annex; annexe; extension; wing (an addition that extends a main building)

attachment (a supplementary part or accessory)

elongation; extension (an addition to the length of something)

Derivation:

add on (make an addition)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A supplementary component that improves capability

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

accessory; add-on; appurtenance; supplement

Hypernyms ("add-on" is a kind of...):

component; constituent; element (an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "add-on"):

auto accessory (an accessory for an automobile)

computer accessory (an accessory for a computer)

fitting (a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system)

fixings; trimmings (the accessories that normally accompany (something or some activity))

Derivation:

add on (add to the very end)

 Context examples 

A functionalized amino acid compound specifically synthesized as an anticonvulsive drug to use as add-on therapy for partial-onset seizures with antinociceptive and neuroprotective activities.

(Lacosamide, NCI Thesaurus)