"applet" meaning in English

See applet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: applets [plural]
Etymology: From app + -let, but perhaps also influenced by Apple (the term originated in AppleScript). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|app|let}} app + -let Head templates: {{en-noun}} applet (plural applets)
  1. (computing) A small program module that runs under the control of a larger application, typically a web browser. Wikipedia link: en:applet Categories (topical): Computing Derived forms: crapplet Related terms: LIBlet, MIDlet, servlet, Xlet Translations (a small program module that runs under the control of a larger application): miniaplicació [feminine] (Catalan), 小應用程序 (Chinese Mandarin), 小应用程序 (xiǎo yìngyòng chéngxù) (Chinese Mandarin), 小程序 (xiǎo chéngxù) (Chinese Mandarin), apleto (Esperanto), sovelma (Finnish), appliquette (French), applette (French), applet (French), Applet [neuter] (German), Minianwendung [feminine] (German), アプレット (apuretto) (Japanese), 애플릿 (aepeullit) (Korean), برنامک (barnâmak) (Persian), aplet [masculine] (Polish), applet [masculine] (Portuguese), а́пплет (ápplet) [masculine] (Russian), а́плет (áplet) [masculine] (Russian), aplikacija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), aplet (Serbo-Croatian), апле́т (aplét) (Ukrainian), rhaglennig [feminine] (Welsh)

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