An applet is a small computer program that lives inside a larger program and does one job — for example a little tool on a web page that finds documents, or a tiny calculator that runs inside a browser. For years the word was closely tied to Java: a Java applet sat in a web page and ran there, without being a full app on your computer. The name is app plus -let, a small version of something.

An applet Applet is a small computer program是一個小型電腦程式 that lives inside a larger program存在於一個較大的程式裡面 and does one job做一件事 — for example舉例來說 a little tool一個小工具 on a web page在網頁上 that finds documents找文件的, or a tiny calculator或一個小計算機 that runs inside a browser在瀏覽器裡執行的. For years很多年來 the word這個字 was closely tied to Java跟Java緊緊綁在一起: a Java applet Java applet sat in a web page存在網頁裡 and ran there並在那裡執行, without being不需要是 a full app on your computer你電腦上的完整應用程式. The name這個名稱 is app plus -let是app加上-let, a small version of something意思是某樣東西的縮小版.

Though actually, the word feels a little old now. Those in-page programs are much rarer, and people more often say widget, plugin, or just app.

Though actually不過其實, the word這個字 feels a little old now現在聽起來有點過時了. Those in-page programs那些嵌在網頁裡的程式 are much rarer已經少見很多了, and people而人們 more often say更常說 widget, plugin, or just app widget、plugin,或直接說app.

You still meet applet in some software for a small control or a mini-tool.

You你 still meet applet還是會遇到applet in some software在某些軟體裡 for a small control or a mini-tool指一個小控制項或小工具.