Java applet
A java applet is an applet written in the Java programming language. They can run in a web browser, or in Sun's appletviewer, a stand alone tool to test applets. Applets are used to provide interactive features to web applications that can not be provided by HTML. They are executed in a sandbox by most web browsers, preventing them to access local data. The code of the applet is downloaded from a web server and the browser either embeds the applet into a web page or opens a new window showing the applet's user interface. Since Java's bytecode is platform independent, Java applets can be viewed by browsers for many platforms, including Windows, Unix, MacOS or Linux.
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