Editing Applet (section)

{{short description|Small software application}}
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{{Original research|article|date=June 2009}}
In [[computing]], an '''applet''' is any small [[application (computing)|application]] that performs one specific task that runs within the scope of a dedicated [[widget engine]] or a larger [[program (computing)|program]], often as a [[plug-in (computing)|plug-in]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060220131851/http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/applet?view=uk "AskOxford: applet"], Oxford Dictionaries. Accessed on July 21, 2009</ref> The term is frequently used to refer to a [[Java applet]], a program written in the [[Java (programming language)|Java]] programming language that is designed to be placed on a [[web page]].  Applets are typical examples of [[Application posture|transient and auxiliary applications]] that do not monopolize the user's attention. Applets are not full-featured application programs, and are intended to be easily accessible.