applet

2 definitions found

applet - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  applet
      n 1: a Java application; an application program that uses the
           client's web browser to provide a user interface

applet - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  applet
  
     <World-Wide Web> A Java program which can be distributed as
     an attachment in a World-Wide Web document and executed by a
     Java-enabled web browser such as Sun's HotJava,
     Netscape Navigator version 2.0, or Internet Explorer.
  
     Navigator severely restricts the applet's file system and
     network access in order to prevent accidental or deliberate
     security violations.  Full Java applications, which run
     outside of the browser, do not have these restrictions.
  
     Web browsers can also be extended with plug-ins though these
     differ from applets in that they usually require manual
     installation and are platform-specific.  Various other
     languages can now be embedded within HTML documents, the
     most common being JavaScript.
  
     Despite Java's aim to be a "write once, run anywhere"
     language, the difficulty of accomodating the variety of
     browsers in use on the Internet has led many to abandon
     client-side processing in favour of server-side Java
     programs for which the term servlet was coined.
  
     Merriam Webster "Collegiate Edition" gives a 1990 definition:
     a short application program especially for performing a simple
     specific task.
  
     (2002-07-12)