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app⋅let

[ap-lit]
–noun Computers Informal.
a small application program that can be called up for use while working in another application.

Origin:
1990–95; app(lication) + -let
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ap·plet   (āp'lĭt)   
n.   Computer Science
An application that has limited features, requires limited memory resources, and is usually portable between operating systems.

[appl(ication) + -et.]
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