What (who) is applet - definition
INTERNET APPLET ARE SMALL PROGRAMS THAT ARE EMBEDDED IN THE WEB PAGES AND A RUN ON VIEWER'S MACHINE IN A SECURED MANNER BY JAVA CAPABLE BROWSERS
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An applet is a computer program which is contained within a page on the World Wide Web, and which transfers itself to your computer and runs automatically while you are looking at that Web page. (COMPUTING)
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¦ noun Computing a small application running within a larger program.
applet
<World-Wide Web> A Java program which can be distributed as
an attachment in a World-Wide Web document and executed by a
Java-enabled web browser such as Sun's HotJava,
Netscape Navigator version 2.0, or Internet Explorer.
Navigator severely restricts the applet's file system and
network access in order to prevent accidental or deliberate
security violations. Full Java applications, which run
outside of the browser, do not have these restrictions.
Web browsers can also be extended with plug-ins though these
differ from applets in that they usually require manual
installation and are platform-specific. Various other
languages can now be embedded within HTML documents, the
most common being JavaScript.
Despite Java's aim to be a "write once, run anywhere"
language, the difficulty of accomodating the variety of
browsers in use on the Internet has led many to abandon
client-side processing in favour of server-side Java
programs for which the term servlet was coined.
Merriam Webster "Collegiate Edition" gives a 1990 definition:
a short application program especially for performing a simple
specific task.
(2002-07-12)
Wikipedia
Applet
In computing, an applet is any small application that performs one specific task that runs within the scope of a dedicated widget engine or a larger program, often as a plug-in. The term is frequently used to refer to a Java applet, a program written in the Java programming language that is designed to be placed on a web page. Applets are typical examples of transient and auxiliary applications that don't monopolize the user's attention. Applets are not full-featured application programs, and are intended to be easily accessible.
Pronunciation examples for applet
1. If you've got to make a little applet that
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