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servlet

servlet noun: a Java program running on an Internet server that generates web content dynamically in response to requests from clients.

Noun

servlet (plural servlets)

  1. (object-oriented programming) A Java program running on an Internet server that generates web content dynamically in response to requests from clients.
    • The difference between servlets and JSP is that servlets typically embed HTML inside Java code, while JSPs embed Java code in HTML.
    Synonyms:
    serverlet

Synonyms of servlet

Forms of servlet

pluralservlets

Origin of servlet

Blend of server + applet.

Questions about servlet

What does servlet mean?
Servlet means a Java program running on an Internet server that generates web content dynamically in response to requests from clients.
What part of speech is servlet?
Servlet is a noun.
What is the plural of servlet?
The plural of servlet is servlets.

Words near servlet in the dictionary

  1. servitudes
  2. servitudinal
  3. serviture
  4. servitute
  5. servitutes
  6. servlet
  7. servlets
  8. servo
  9. servo drive
  10. servo-
  11. servo-driven

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