Technology
be built into something
included as a basic part
If something is built into a system or object, it is included as a basic or permanent part of it.
Hear it in real life
Do we need to add a reminder?
No, reminders are built into the software.
The phone has a built-in translation tool, and privacy controls are built into the app.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The feature is built in the system
Say: The feature is built into the system
Use "built into" before the system or object that includes the feature.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
be built into something; be built into the system
Your turn: say it out loud
The phone has a built-in translation tool, and privacy controls are built into the app.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
be built into something
included as a basic part
“The phone has a built-in translation tool, and privacy controls are built into the app.”
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