Olá, collo o fío por aquí por iso de non chegar á 'profundidade máxima
dos nosos lectores de correo'.
Visto que non se chega a consenso, vou facer un repaso con máis profundidade
do asunto replantexar a miña postura, que espero que poida ser de consenso.
Hai propostas:
1. Non hai diferenzas conceptuais entre os temos logo a tradución debe ser
igual
2. Diferentes combinacións de 'complemento', 'extensión' e 'engadido' para
'add-on', 'plug-in' e 'extension'. (creo recordar).
Persoalmente, creo que por motivos prácticos hai que definir termos separados
pero tamén por motivos conceptuais, que son só matices.
Primeiro, exactamente como se define cada termo: plug-in, add on & extension
(Nota: procurei tanto 'add on' coma 'add-on' e 'plugin' e 'plug in', por se
houber diferenzas)
Add-on
Collins Cobuild English Dictionary
add on
If one thing is added on to another, it is attached to the other thing,
or is
made a part of it.
Holidaymakers can also add on a week in Majorca before or after the
cruise...
To the rear is a large dining room.added on early this century.
PHRASAL VERB: usu passive, V P n, V-ed P
If you add on an extra amount or item to a list or total, you include
it.
Many loan application forms automatically add on insurance.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P
Collins Cobuild English Dictionary
add-on
An add-on is an extra piece of equipment, especially computer
equipment, that
can be added to a larger one which you already own in order to improve
its
performance or its usefulness.
Speakers are sold as add-ons for personal stereos...
N-COUNT: oft N n
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
add-on
noun
a thing that is added to sth else:
The company offers scuba-diving as an add-on to the basic holiday
price. *
add-on software (= added to a computer)
WordNet
add-on
n 1: a component that is added to something to improve it; "the
addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the
addition of cinammon improved the flavor" [syn: {addition},
{improver}]
2: a supplementary component that improves capability [syn: {accessory},
{appurtenance}, {supplement}]
Plugin
Collins Cobuild English Dictionary
plug in
(plug in or plug into)
If you plug a piece of electrical equipment into an electricity supply
or if
you plug it in, you push its plug into an electric socket so that
it can
work.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V n P, V n P n
If you plug one piece of electrical equipment into another or if you
plug it
in, you make it work by connecting the two.
PHRASAL VERB: V n P n, V P n (not pron)
If one piece of electrical equipment plugs in or plugs into another
piece of
electrical equipment, it works by being connected by an electrical cord
or
lead to an electricity supply or to the other piece of equipment.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n, V P
If you plug something into a hole, you push it into the hole.
Her instructor plugged live bullets into the gun's chamber.
PHRASAL VERB: V n P n
Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
plugin
plug-in
A file containing data used to alter, enhance, or
extend the operation of a parent {application program}. One
of the first uses of this term was in {Silicon Beach}'s
{SuperPaint} application (late 1980s?) for the {Macintosh}.
It had a Plug-ins {folder} containing different tools and
effects.
The {Netscape Navigator} {World-Wide Web} {browser} supports
plug-ins which display or interpret a particular file format
or {protocol} such as {Shockwave}, {RealAudio}, {Adobe
Systems, Inc.} {PDF}, {Corel CMX} ({vector graphics}). The
file to be displayed is included in a {web page} using an
EMBED {HTML} {tag}.
Plug-ins, both commercially and indepently authored, can
usually be downloaded for free and are stored locally.
Plug-ins come in different versions specific to particular
{operating systems}
Extension
Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
