Java applets first came into existence in 1995 after the first release of the Java programming language. They were designed as a small application written in Java, and compiled and delivered as ...

A mechanism for delivering full-blown Java applications from a Web server. The programs are initially downloaded using the browser but are run outside of the browser. Contrast with Java applets ...

executable Java application, deployable Java applet or, most commonly, a Java library to which any Java Runtime Environment can link. There are two key benefits of using a JAR file. The first is the ...