What
is Difference Between Add-on –firebug and Plugin –flash, java
Add-on and plug-ins are two widely
used terms in browsers. Both the terms boost the performance of browser. In
Firefox you install add-ons to add extra features as well as add plug-ins to
add some missing functionalities. Despite of their matching properties, both
the terms are not same.
Plug-in is
a complete program and add-on is not a program. For example Flash is an plug-in
which is a complete program. Flash player is required to play a video which is
made by a company known as Adobe. Also Java is a plug-in made by Sun
Microsystem which is used to run programs based on Java. Plug-in is not bounded
for browsers only. Flash can be installed in computers to play flash files.
Similarly Java can be installed to run Java files.
On the
other hand add-on is not a complete program. It is used to add a particular
functionality to a browser. If you suppose to install add-on on other work
environment, say, your operating system, you can’t do it. It means, add-ons are
limited to a certain boundary.
These days there are many browsers which comes with add-on
features. Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari and the recently born
RockMelt has add-on facility. In Chrome add-on is known as extension. There is
no difference between add-on and extension.
Both are the same terms used differently in different browsers.
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