English Dictionary

bolt-on

IPA（発音記号）

/bəʊlt ˈɒn/

形容詞

比較不可 比喩的用法

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.

日本語の意味

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

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

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。

意味（1）

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.

意味（2）

(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.