add-on vs subalternate

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. 

subalternate

noun
  • A particular proposition, as opposed to a universal one. 

adj
  • Succeeding by turns; successive. 

  • Subaltern; inferior; subordinate. 

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