extension
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4.0
- noun
- /ɪkˈstɛnʃən/
- Jargon
:
extensión
- Pencil and paper, calculators, and smartphones are cognitive extensions of ourselves and are inextricably connected with our cognitive abilities.
- use extensions
- programming language extension
- enable extensions
Is this is this extension cable even working all right?
- Is this is this extension cable even working all right?
- And then plug in your little cheapy extension lead and oh, it's gone, dead.
- So we've built extensions for, for that lozenge door.
Examples
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If you know your party's extension, - you may dial it at any time.
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Extension 9041 for an outside call.
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Dad, do you have my extension cord?
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Dr. Frank, call extension 3451.
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My new extension is 614.
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Donna Kilmen, please call extension 453.
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Cartier representative, please dial extension 352.
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The SCM hardware implements the S/390 cryptographic architecture, which is an extension of the S/390 architecture.
Academic text (1999) -
Please call the office at extension 204 for assistance with your account.
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I have a new work phone, and my extension is 312.
Synonyms
70
3.5
An extra part or device that improves how something works
22
3.9
A thing you add to a program or device to give extra features
15
2.5
A cable with a plug and sockets that lets you use electric devices farther from an outlet
9
4.2
A small program you add to software to give it new features
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5.4
A short label showing an extra phone number or the ending of a file name
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3.0
An extra phone on the same line to use in another room
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3.9
A small program added to an app to give extra features like charts or image editing
1
3.0
An extra phone connected to the same line for use in another room
Made to be added to a larger program to give extra features
Letters and symbols added after a file name, usually starting with a dot, to show the file type
Antonyms
Compounds
15
2.5
A cable with a plug and sockets that lets you use electric devices farther from an outlet
1
4.1
A college or university program that gives classes and advice to people who are not regular students
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4.1
A program from a college or university that offers courses for people who are not regular students
- Specialized
Letters and symbols added after a file name, usually starting with a dot, to show the file type
- Specialized
A few letters or numbers after a file name that show the file type
How Complex
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Extension comes from the Latin parts ex- 'out' and tendere 'to stretch', which gives the image of an extra part reaching out from the main thing. So a phone line, file add-on, or device that is added to a system is called an extension.