applet
applet noun: a small program module that runs under the control of a larger application, typically a web browser.
Noun
applet (plural applets)
- 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
applet meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Persian
applet in Tamil
- குறும்பயன், குறுநிரல்
applet in Kannada
- ಆಪ್ಲೆಟ್
applet in Persian
- a small program module that runs under the control of a larger application
- برنامک barnâmak
Forms of applet
| plural | applets |
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Origin of applet
From app + -let, but perhaps also influenced by Apple (the term originated in AppleScript).
Words formed from applet
Questions about applet
- What does applet mean?
- Applet means a small program module that runs under the control of a larger application, typically a web browser.
- What is applet in Tamil?
- Applet in Tamil is குறும்பயன், குறுநிரல். See Applet meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is applet?
- Applet is a noun.
- What is the plural of applet?
- The plural of applet is applets.
Words near applet in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: applet (page history and authors); applet (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); applet (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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