Plugin System

Definitions

1. The concrete implementation of a plugin architecture, including the mechanisms for discovering, loading, initializing, and managing the lifecycle of plugins. This encompasses the registry, dependency resolution, version compatibility checks, and the API surface exposed to plugin authors.

   In plain English: The actual machinery inside an application that finds, loads, and manages add-ons — the plumbing that makes plugins work.

   Example: "The plugin system scans the plugins/ directory on startup, resolves dependencies between plugins, and initializes them in topological order."

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