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noun Computers, Informal.
a small application program that can be called up for use while working in another application.
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Applet
is always a great word to know.
So is configure. Does it mean:
| to put a computer system together by supplying a specific computer with appropriate peripheral devices and connecting them |
| a person who operates a computer bulletin board: a system operator |
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Word Origin & History
applet
by 1995, a dim. formation from application.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
applet  (āp'lĭt) Pronunciation Key
A small computer program that has limited features, requires limited memory resources, and is designed to be downloaded from the Internet to run on a webpage. An applet cannot read or write data on the user's machine. |
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Computing Dictionary
applet definition
World-Wide WebA 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.
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