applet
[
ap
-lit]
/ˈæp lɪt/
noun
,
Computers, Informal.
1.
a small application program that can be called up for use while working in another application.
Origin
1990-95;
app(lication)
+
-let
British Dictionary definitions for
applets
applet
/
ˈæplɪt
/
noun
1.
(
computing
) a computer program that runs within a page on the Internet
Word Origin
C20: from
app
(
lication program
) +
-let
Word Origin and History for
applets
applet
n.
by 1995, a diminutive formation from
application
.
applets
in Science
applet
(āp'lĭt)
A small computer program that has limited features, requires limited memory resources, and is designed to be downloaded from the Internet to run on a webpage. An applet cannot read or write data on the user's machine.