bolt-on solution
- noun
- Jargon
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solución adicional
- The company implemented a bolt-on solution to extend the functionality of its existing software.
Examples
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Many businesses choose a bolt-on solution instead of redeveloping their core systems from scratch.
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The software includes a bolt-on solution for data analytics.
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This bolt-on solution is compatible with both legacy and modern platforms.
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Can we integrate a bolt-on solution for better performance?
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Many businesses choose a bolt-on solution to improve the capabilities of their existing systems.
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The engineering team developed a bolt-on solution that seamlessly added new features to the current software.
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This bolt-on solution enhances the user experience without requiring a complete overhaul of the system.
Synonyms
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3.9
A thing you add to a program or device to give extra features
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4.2
A small program you add to software to give it new features
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5.4
A circuit board you put into a computer to add features like sound or graphics
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6.4
A part made separately and later added to a larger product
An extra feature you add to a product or system to make it work better
Antonyms
How Integrated
Surface Forms
Morphology
bolt-on + solution
The compound 'bolt-on' is transparently built from 'bolt' + 'on' (suggesting something attached or added), so a learner who knows those words can infer it means an addition or add-on. However, the precise technical nuance — that it integrates without major changes and functions as a modular business/IT component — is somewhat specialized jargon and not fully predictable from the parts alone.
Etymology
The noun bolt-on solution comes from a simple workshop image: you use a bolt to fix a new part on the outside of a machine so you do not rebuild the whole thing. That's why a bolt-on solution means an extra product you add to an existing system 'without major changes'.