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APPLET
A small program embedded in a web
page that runs when a user accesses the page or a certain area of
the page.
More Detailed Definition:
A program designed to be executed
from within another application. Unlike an application, applets
cannot be executed directly from the operating system. With the
growing popularity of OLE (object linking and embedding), applets
are becoming more prevalent. A well-designed applet can be invoked
from many different applications.
Web browsers, which are often equipped with Java virtual machines,
can interpret applets from Web servers. Because applets are small
in files size, cross-platform compatible, and highly secure (can't
be used to access users' hard drives), they are ideal for small
Internet applications accessible from a browser.
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