add-on vs built-in

add-on

noun
  • Something which can be appended to something else. 

  • A software extension or hardware peripheral that provides additional functions or customization for a core application or system. 

  • Additional chips that can be purchased at specific times in tournament play. 

built-in

adj
  • Being an essential and permanent part of something. 

  • Being an included feature that normally comes as an extra. 

  • Constructed as a non-detachable part of a larger structure. 

noun
  • Anything (such as a piece of furniture, or a software feature) that is built in, not added as an extra. 

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