applet
nounEtymology From app + -let, but perhaps also influenced by Apple (the term originated in AppleScript).
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A small program module that runs under the control of a larger application, typically a web browser.
- Holonyms: app, application, program
- If a component must run on different kinds of client systems and if the limitations imposed by sandboxing are acceptable or outright desirable, then building that component as a Java applet makes sense.1996, Network World, volume 13, number 22, page 48:
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- You can also configure a hot corner to open the Expo screen, or install the Expo applet.2021, Richard Petersen, Linux Mint 20.2: Desktops and Administration:
- Derived terms
- crapplet