applet

1. 1.

   a Java application; an application program that uses the client's web browser to provide a user interface

   Broaderapplication

Other forms of applet

plural

applets·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about applet

What does applet mean?

applet means "a Java application; an application program that uses the client's web browser to provide a user interface".

How many syllables are in applet?

applet has 2 syllables: ap-plet. The stress falls on "ap". In IPA it is /ˈæplət/.

Is applet a common word?

applet is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.