applet

See also: Applet and äpplet

English

Etymology

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

Noun

applet (plural applets)

1. (computing) A small program module that runs under the control of a larger application, typically a web browser.

   Hyponym: crapplet

   Holonyms: app, application, program

   Coordinate terms: utility, worklet; trustlet

   • 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.

Derived terms

• crapplet

 

Related terms

• LIBlet
• MIDlet
• servlet
• Xlet

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)

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

Spanish

Noun

applet m (plural applets)

1. applet