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the polite tool for postponing what you swore you'd finish on time.
means An addition that lengthens something — in time, space, or scope — extra days for a deadline, an extra wing on a house, an extra few digits on a phone line, or a program that adds features to a browser.
from From Latin 'extensio,' a stretching-out, built from 'ex-' (out) plus 'tendere' (to stretch) — the same 'tendere' that lurks in 'tense,' 'tend,' and 'tendon.' Picture something pulled taut and reaching beyond its original edge; English borrowed the word through Latin and French, and we've been stretching deadlines with it ever since.
- hair trick
- Ancient Egyptians clipped in extensions made of human hair and wool
- phone roots
- Originally meant an extra line off one main telephone number
- file tell
- The bit after the dot tells computers what you opened
- deadline mercy
- Tax filers can request months more, no questions asked
- browser swarm
- Chrome hosts over 100,000 add-ons quietly altering your web
visa extension — travel documentation that allows stays beyond initial permit duration in countries like thailand, where tourists commonly extend 30-day visas
file extension — the .pdf, .jpg, .mp3 suffix that identifies file types on computers
home extension — physical building addition to houses, like a kitchen or bedroom expansion done by homeowners