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applet (Java applet)
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applet	adheres to a set of conventions that lets it run within a Java-compatible browser
	can be embedded in an HTML page
	can be loaded from a remote or local location
	can be viewed by a Java-compatible Web browser
	can be written using Java 2 but the person viewing the applet must be using a browser that supports it or they must download the Java Plug-in
	can have a main method if it is to be run standalone (usually for the purpose of testing)
	can have parameters which are passed from the HTML file to the applet when the applet is loaded
	cannot change the executing machine's environment
	cannot read arguments from the command line
	has definition A program that adheres to certain conventions that allow it to run within a Java-enabled browser
	does not have part title bar close button
	does not need a main method if it is used solely in a browser
	has example import java.awt.Graphics; class HelloWorldApplet extends java.applet.Applet { public void paint(Graphics g) { g.drawString("HelloWorld!",5,25); } }
	is an instance of Applet class, JApplet class or one of their subclasses
	is a subtopic of Applets
	is started by an init method
	is usually written using Java 1.0 or Java 1.1 because most web browsers do not support later versions of Java
	is a kind of Java program
	must implement one of init method start method paint method
	must implement a destroy method which is executed when the applet is no longer needed
	must implement a stop method which may be executed anytime, usually when the applet is not immediately visible
	normally does not run standalone
	runs in the applet viewer or a Java-compatible Web browser
	is a synonym of Java applet
Java program	can be compiled on any platform that has a Java compiler
	can be run on any implementation of the Java Virtual Machine specification
	is usually slower than native code
	is executed by a Java Virtual Machine
	runs on a Java platform
	should follow consistent guidelines that make the program easy to read
	to run you type java and the class file name on the command line
	to run you may need platform-specific instructions

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