--- Akim Demaille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> BTW, what is the right spelling?
> Built-in, builtin, built in.  What is the plural?
> 

My 1963 Webster's Dictionary says that it's built-in and an adjective which
means that it's not a noun so therefore doesn't have a plural.  It would be
built-in option or built-in options.  As for the dash, it is common practice to
use builtin instead of built-in.

Cheers,

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