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Jonathan Sterne
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Contributor to Encyclopedia of New Media.

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Plug-in, computer software that adds new functions to a host program without altering the host program itself. Widely used in digital audio, video, and Web browsing, plug-ins enable programmers to update a host program while keeping the user within the program’s environment. Plug-ins first gained…
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