The purpose of plugins/extensions in software is to add specific functionality to a software component. Web browsers such as Chrome have extensions that extend the functionality of the browser and Firefox has add-ons that serve the same purpose as extensions in Chrome. There also exist plugins in other software systems, but we will specifically focus on plugins in Jenkins.
Why are plugins useful?
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