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applet

noun

Etymology

From app + -let, but perhaps also influenced by Apple (the term originated in AppleScript).

  1. borrowed from App
  2. suffixed as applet — “app + let”

Definitions

  1. A small program module that runs under the control of a larger application, typically a…

    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.
    • You can also configure a hot corner to open the Expo screen, or install the Expo applet.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for applet. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA