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'''BASIC toolkits''' - not to be confused with [[toolkit|widget toolkits]] - were a common type of program in thefor 1980s 8-bit home micros. TheyGenerally third-party extensions, they added additional features to the built-in [[BASIC]] [[interpreter]].

Toolkits ran as [[terminate and stay resident]] extensions to the BASIC interpreter supplied with the machine. At the time, such interpreters almost always came programmed into the [[ROM]] of the computer, making it impossible to modify or patch the code. It was also extremely rare for manufacturers to offer upgrades or bugfixes except as part of new models of machine. Typical toolkit functionality were editing extensions, such as commands to renumber a program, perform block line deletions and so on.