applet

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

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.

• LIBlet
• MIDlet
• servlet
• Xlet

• P-plate, lappet

applet m (plural applets)

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

applet m (plural applets)

1. applet