Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One thing added as a supplement to another.
- noun A hardware device, such as an expansion card, that is added to a computer to increase its capabilities.
- noun An additional amount or charge.
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- noun Something which can be appended to something else.
- noun computing, hardware, software A
software extension orhardware peripheral that provides additional functions or customization for a core application or system.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a component that is added to something to improve it
- noun a supplementary component that improves capability
Etymologies
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Examples
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We are preparing a system for micro-transactions and so-called add-on content for both the Nintendo 3DS and the Wii U, and for the Nintendo 3DS we are targeting to release something this calendar year.
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Travelers who choose an add-on, which is tacked on to existing domestic calling and data plans, now get 50 MB for $25 a month compared with 20 MB previously, and up to 800 MB for $200 a month versus 200 MB.
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We are preparing a system for micro-transactions and so-called add-on content for both the Nintendo 3DS and the Wii U, and for the Nintendo 3DS we are targeting to release something this calendar year.
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It's a really great deal with a value of over $300 for just $169 (plus the $50 if you want the scrapbooking add-on) and FREE shipping ....
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Would investors really have listened to two 25-year-old grad students with no startup experience, no revenue model, no tested management team in place, for an app that was perceived to be a secondary add-on, in a field that was already crowded with well-funded incumbents?
John F. Ince: Where Are the Investors Who Will Back the Googles of Tomorrow?
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The upgrade costs for NFC range from $100 to $850 per terminal, compared with an add-on device to support Zoosh that will cost merchants about $30, Naratte estimates.
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Yes: that Chauncey, the asterisk of the Carmelo Anthony deal, the add-on, the roadie, the attaché, the complimentary dessert.
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PLUS all the business supplies and an optional add-on for scrapbookers of the following for $50:
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Complying with the system's regulations costs every defense contractor extra time, labor and mountains of paperwork—all of which gets passed onto the taxpayer thanks to the standard cost-plus contract that the Pentagon issues, which reimburses contractors for allowed expenses with an add-on fee as profit.
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Would investors really have listened to two 25-year-old grad students with no startup experience, no revenue model, no tested management team in place, for an app that was perceived to be a secondary add-on, in a field that was already crowded with well-funded incumbents?
John F. Ince: Where Are the Investors Who Will Back the Googles of Tomorrow?
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