EXTENSION

A mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt

Example: "They applied for an extension of the loan"

Act of expanding in scope; making more widely available

Example: "Extension of the program to all in need"

The spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions

An educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students

Act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb

A string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a pc computer filename

Example: "Most applications provide extensions for the files they create"

The most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to

Example: "The extension of `satellite of mars' is the set containing only demos and phobos"

The ability to raise the working leg high in the air

Example: "The dancer was praised for her uncanny extension"

Amount or degree or range to which something extends

Example: "The wire has an extension of 50 feet"

An additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line

An addition to the length of something

An addition that extends a main building