What is the difference between an applet and an application?

[laxy_m]

hello!!

Please some one tell me. What is the difference between an applet and an application?

Thanks
Laxy
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[Philwx]

An applet is a small program that runs and exists as part of a webpage. It should be accessible to anyone who can get to that page. In general it is dependent on a web browser to function. A lot of your web based games are java applets.

Also, applets run in what some people call a "sandbox" which protects your computer from malicious programming.

The sandbox works in reverse too, as the designers of the applet are cut off from much of your computer's resources.

A java application is a full fledged program (much like like ms paint, wordpad, etc) which has less restrictions than the above.

I'm sure there is a more technical definition but this should get the point across.

[laxy_m]

hi Philwx thanks for your quick reply.........

Regards
Laxy
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