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Extension languages allow users, programmers, and third-party developers to add features to a program without having to re-write the program as a whole, and it allows people extending a program to co-operate with each other, without having to expend any extra effort.

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ExtensionIn metaphysics, extension is the property of taking up space; see Extension (metaphysics). In semantics (with applications to both philosophy and mathematics), extension is the set of things to which a property applies; see Extension (semantics). In mathe	Extension (metaphysics)In metaphysics, extension is, roughly speaking, the property of "taking up space". Rene Descartes defines extension as the property of existing in more than one dimension. For Descartes, the primary characteristic of matter is extension, just as the prima	Extension (semantics)The extension of an idea or (linguistic) expression consists of the things that it applies to; it contrasts with intension. This general notion is from semantics, and has been applied to some other fields. In mathematics In mathematics, the extension of a
Extension problemIn group theory, if the factor group G ''K is isomorphic to H one says that G is an extension of K by H''. To consider some examples, if G H × K then G is an extension of both H and K''. More generally, if G is a semidirect product of K and H then G is an	Extension Service of the USDAThe Extension Service of the USDA administers funding for Smith Lever Act services, in cooperation with the state governments. See also: US Department of Agriculture U. of Agriculture.	EXTension PortThe EXTension Port of the Nintendo 64 game console, is found on its bottom side. It reads "EXT. and stands for extension. It is a cartridge drive but with a slightly different interface than the one above on the main deck. It has the same number of pins a
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