# Plugins

> Independently-developed components that attach to a host at defined extension points to add capabilities.

Record: `lex:plugins`
Kind: mechanism
Layer: [Structural Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/structural-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-plugins

## category

- [Core Vocabulary](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/core-vocabulary.md)

## referenced-by

- [Metadata-Driven Design](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/metadata-driven-design.md)
- [Inversion of Control (IoC)](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/inversion-of-control.md)