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)

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

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