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Optional vs Pluggable - What's the difference?

optional | pluggable |

As adjectives the difference between optional and pluggable

is that optional is not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective while pluggable is capable of being plugged, or plugged in, especially in reference to optional components of software.

optional

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.
    • On that beach clothing is entirely optional .

    Antonyms

    * obligatory * mandatory * compulsory

    Related terms

    * option * optionality

    pluggable

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Capable of being plugged, or plugged in, especially in reference to optional components of software.
  • :The system features a pluggable authentication module.

    • Derived terms

    * hot-pluggable