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applet

noun

  1. internet applet are small programs that are embedded in the web pages and a run on viewer's machine in a secured manner by Java capable Browsers
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Wiktionary

noun

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

  1. 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.”