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Of an accessory: capable of being bolted on or otherwise attached. / (figuratively, computing) Used to extend an existing system, operating as an add-on or plug-in.

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bolt-on

IPA(Pronunciation)

/bəʊlt ˈɒn/

Adjective

not-comparable figuratively

Japanese Meaning

取り付け可能な、ボルト留めで簡単に固定・装着できる / （比喩的に、特にコンピューティングで）既存システムを拡張するための付加的モジュール、アドオンやプラグインとして機能する

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We installed a bolt-on cargo rack to increase the van's hauling capacity.

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私たちはバンの積載能力を増やすために、ボルト取り付け式の荷台を取り付けました。

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Of an accessory: capable of being bolted on or otherwise attached.

[T]he first model of this now most famous line of related types, the [Gibson] Les Paul also appeared in 1952, […] The trapeze style tailpiece and combined bar bridge was also fitted, although this gave way to a bolt-on bar bridge by 1953.

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(figuratively, computing) Used to extend an existing system, operating as an add-on or plug-in.

This week we take a close look at four top contenders in the multitasking arena […] All the multitasking systems available for microcomputers today fall into one of two distinct categories: "bolt-on" multitaskers, which add multitasking to an operating system (DOS, for example) that originally executed one task at a time; and "built-in" multitaskers, which are part of the operating system by design.

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