applet
12
7.0
- noun
- /ˈæplɪt/
- Archaic
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applet
- The educational website features an interactive applet that helps students learn math concepts.
Examples
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Again, the user can make modifications within the browser's applet to effect changes in tile PLC.
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With one bug, it gets a reference to the sun.awt.SunToolkit class that is restricted to applets.
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Figure 4 shows an example of a box plot using an online Java applet.
Academic text (2007) -
Windows XP users can download the free Color Control Panel Applet from Microsoft.
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When we are running code in an applet in our browser, there is a context that has very restricted permissions.
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Meanwhile, I've been trying to figure out how to update my Plasma applet for the changes in 4.1.
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Each math item was an interactive applet, which works well with interactive whiteboards.
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Search is even more improved; detailed results, Task Pane results, and Control Panel applets show up in results.
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So this applet lets you understand the true meaning of the Fourier coefficients.
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The sources of material include links to online resources such as Hubble Space Telescope images, applets, laboratory simulations, and electronic and print journals.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
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3.9
A computer program that does a task, for example email or a game
How Small
- Specialized
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3.2
- Specialized
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3.9
- Specialized
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4.4
- Archaic
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7.0
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5.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
applet = app (transparent) = app + let
Formed by adding the diminutive suffix '-let' to 'app', yielding 'small application'; learners who know 'app' can easily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The word applet is simply a small app (short for 'application'), and the ending -let means 'little', so an applet is a 'little application' that runs inside a web page.