Applet
Small software application / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about small computer apps. For the candy, see Aplets & Cotlets. For the graphing calculator applications, see HP 38G. For the 17th century ship, see Äpplet.
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.[1] 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 do not monopolize the user's attention. Applets are not full-featured application programs, and are intended to be easily accessible.
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