Applet

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:



  applet
       
           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)