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  • noun Plural form of applet.

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Examples

  • When I get a new phone I tend to play the built-in applets to death, then get bored and give up, so I haven’t actually used any for over a year.

    Games most popular mobile applications 2008

  • To this end they developed so-called applets, small interactive software components that can be accessed through an Internet browser.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • ✦ The third place where you can customize Excel is in the world of add - ins, those small, specialized utilities (sometimes called applets) that extend the built-in Excel features by attaching themselves to the main Excel program.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows Elifa 2009

  • There was also a push for "applets" way back then, for developers to produce pieces of applications systems, each applet would provide particular optional features and functionality to fit into frameworks.... sort of like "plug-ins" but more robust and not expecting a full up word processor or PhotoShop etc., but able to operate less dependently, and not require a specific particular large application package program to work with.

    Making Light: The "agency model" as I understand it 2010

  • Using Java, we can send not only information and e-mail over the Net, but also "applets," or mini-applications, that can run on our PCs.

    The Net 50 2008

  • Instead of desktop applications, you'd run Java "applets" delivered from a server.

    Web 2.0 2005

  • Java software allows you to run applications called "applets" that are written in the Java programming language.

    Softpedia - Windows - All Softpedia Windows 2010

  • Java software allows you to run applications called "applets" that are written in the Java programming language.

    Softpedia - Windows - All Softpedia Windows 2010

  • Java software allows you to run applications called "applets" that are written in the Java programming language.

    Softpedia - Windows - All Softpedia Windows 2010

  • Additionally the application has unique interactive features such as videos and embedded "applets" that extend and enhance the magazine reading experience.

    ZDNet News - News Page One Jason Perlow 2010

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