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A plugin is a (frequently optional) software component that is used to extend the functionality of a software application. Plugins are used by all sophisticated Web browsers to display content which they do not natively understand, such as [[Macromedia Flash | Flash movies]] and [[Java|Java applets]]. Firefox and the Mozilla Suite support many plugins, thus enabling the user to experience the wide range of media currently available on the Web, including sound, video and games.
A plugin is a (frequently optional) software component that is used to extend the functionality of a software application. Plugins are used by all sophisticated Web browsers to display content which they do not natively understand, such as [[Macromedia Flash | Flash movies]] and [[Java|Java applets]]. Firefox and the Mozilla Suite support many plugins, thus enabling the user to experience the wide range of media currently available on the Web, including sound, video and games.


A major source of information about plugins in Firefox and the Mozilla Suite is [http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/ PluginDoc]. Additional plugin documentation can be found at the [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Plugins Mozilla Developer Center], including a comprehensive [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Gecko_Plugin_API_Reference:Plug-in_Basics Plug-in Basics reference article].  
A good source of information about plugins for end users is [http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/ PluginDoc]. Information for web developers and plugin developers can be found at the [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Plugins Mozilla Developer Center].  
    
    
'''See also''':  [[:Category:Page display]]
'''See also''':  [[:Category:Page display]]


[[Category:Firefox]] [[Category:Mozilla Suite]]
[[Category:Firefox]] [[Category:Mozilla Suite]]

Revision as of 21:36, 7 September 2006

A plugin is a (frequently optional) software component that is used to extend the functionality of a software application. Plugins are used by all sophisticated Web browsers to display content which they do not natively understand, such as Flash movies and Java applets. Firefox and the Mozilla Suite support many plugins, thus enabling the user to experience the wide range of media currently available on the Web, including sound, video and games.

A good source of information about plugins for end users is PluginDoc. Information for web developers and plugin developers can be found at the Mozilla Developer Center.

See also: Category:Page display

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