<doc>
	<legacy_id>183</legacy_id>
	<term>external</term>
	<definition><p>A custom <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> or <control_st tag="function">function</control_st> that has been written in a programming language and compiled.</p>
<p></p>
<p>An external can be used to implement a <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> that <glossary tag="LiveCode">LiveCode</glossary> does not support directly, thus extending the language.</p></definition>
	<categories>
	 	<category>Developing with LiveCode</category>
	</categories>
	<synonyms>
	 	<synonym>external</synonym>
	 	<synonym>externals</synonym>
	 	<synonym>external's</synonym>
	 	<synonym>externals'</synonym>
	 	<synonym>external command</synonym>
	 	<synonym>external commands</synonym>
	 	<synonym>external command's</synonym>
	 	<synonym>external commands'</synonym>
	 	<synonym>external function</synonym>
	 	<synonym>external functions</synonym>
	 	<synonym>external function's</synonym>
	 	<synonym>external functions'</synonym>
	 	<synonym>external package</synonym>
	 	<synonym>external packages</synonym>
	 	<synonym>external package's</synonym>
	 	<synonym>external packages'</synonym>
	</synonyms>
</doc>