Examples of the PluginArchitecture pattern.

'''Plugins used to form the whole program:'''
* Eclipse (EclipseIde, + any app)   -  Java - References: http://www.eclipse.org, Eclipse Rich Client Platform, http://www.eclipse.org/rcp/, http://www.acmqueue.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=286
* Envisage - EnvisagePluginFramework in PythonLanguage 
** ''The Envisage core is little more than a system for discovering, loading, starting and stopping plug-ins.'' -- Martin Chivlers, Enthought.com   http://www.python.org/pycon/2005/papers/81/PyCon-2005.txt
* SharpDevelop - http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/

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'''Plugins used to extend a feature set:'''
* InternetExplorer -
* MicrosoftOffice - Add-ins
* MicrosoftVisualStudio - Add-ins
* MozillaBrowser - http://www.mozilla.org/projects/plugins/
* NetscapeBrowser - 
* Opinio - http://www.objectplanet.com/Opinio/
* Adobe PhotoShop - Filters, Importers/Exporters
* TCL - http://www.tcl.tk/man/plugin2.0/pluginDoc/plugin.htm
* TwikiClone - http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/WebHome
* Winamp - Sound, Visual, and Skin plugins


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'''See also:''' PluginArchitecture, PluggableArchitecture, DataBusPattern, ComponentBus