add-in
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5.4
- noun
- /ˈædˌɪn/
- Specialized
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tarjeta de expansión
- So it with an add in graphics card you would not be able to use.
- add-in card
- add-in board
This should be Intel's first discrete add in GPU card.
- This should be Intel's first discrete add in GPU card.
Examples
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You will be expected to use all updated PCI Express add in cards, which I don't think is necessarily a bad thing.
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This should be Intel's first discrete add in GPU card.
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So it looks like our performance doesn't scale that much with the add in RAID controller, the LSI controller by adding more drives.
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After awakening the computer from its power-save slumber, he copied the add-in from the floppy back to the internal hard drive, overwriting the existing one.
Fiction book (1999) -
I use toasted almonds in mine (as opposed to pine nuts in a basil-style pesto) and I crush them in the food processor first, then add in the rest of the ingredients.
Blog text (21) -
An add-in graphics card can dramatically improve your computer's gaming performance.
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To enhance your computer's capabilities, consider installing an add-in sound card for better audio quality.
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He upgraded his laptop by adding a new storage add-in for more space.
Synonyms
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4.0
A phone or number connected to the main office line
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3.9
A thing you add to a program or device to give extra features
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3.7
A flat board inside devices like phones or computers that holds and connects electronic parts
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3.8
A small device you put into an electronic system to add new functions
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4.3
A small circuit board you put into a computer slot to add new ports or features
A board with electronic parts that you insert into a computer to add functions like graphics or wireless
Surface Forms
Morphology
add-in = add in (semi-transparent) = in + add
The link to the phrasal verb 'add in' is clear, but the specialized noun sense of a computer hardware component is not fully predictable from the parts alone.
Etymology
Add-in comes from the two simple parts add and in, which together mean 'to put in' or 'inside', so picture sliding a circuit card into a computer slot. So an add-in is a hardware piece you install to give the computer extra functions.