applet

See also: Applet and äpplet

English

Etymology

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

Noun

applet (plural applets)

(computing) A small program module that runs under the control of a larger application, typically a web browser.
- 1996, Network World, volume 13, number 22, page 48:
  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.
- 2021, Richard Petersen, Linux Mint 20.2: Desktops and Administration:
  You can also configure a hot corner to open the Expo screen, or install the Expo applet.

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Translations

a small program module that runs under the control of a larger application

Catalan: miniaplicació (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 小應用程序／小应用程序 (xiǎo yìngyòng chéngxù), 小程序 (xiǎo chéngxù)
Esperanto: apleto
Finnish: sovelma
French: appliquette (fr), applette (fr), applet (fr)
German: Applet (de) n, Minianwendung f
Japanese: アプレット (ja) (apuretto)
Korean: 애플릿 (aepeullit)
Persian: برنامک (fa) (barnâmak)
Polish: aplet (pl) m
Portuguese: applet (pt) m
Russian: а́пплет (ru) m (ápplet), а́плет m (áplet)
Serbo-Croatian: aplikacija (sh) f, aplet
Ukrainian: апле́т (aplét)
Welsh: rhaglennig f

Anagrams

P-plate, lappet

Portuguese

Noun

applet m (plural applets)

(computing) applet (a small program module that runs under the control of a larger application)

Spanish

Noun

applet m (plural applets)

applet

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