Plugin

//ˈplʌɡ.ɪn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of plug-in. alt-of, alternative

    "For [Anne] Helmond, the platformization of the web is a process whereby social media platforms[…]extend their tentacles into the rest of the web, following users in their browsing activities, using API plugins to permit Facebook commentary on far-flung websites, allowing Facebook the ability to sell users ads about things they were browsing, and generally connecting the web at large back into the closed Facebook platform."

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add-inadd-onboardcardcircuit boardcircuit card

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"This is the second article in the series about plugin infrastructures."

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