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servlet

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A Java program running on an Internet server that generates web content dynamically in response to requests from clients.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: object-oriented programming

Examples

The difference between servlets and JSP is that servlets typically embed HTML inside Java code, while JSPs embed Java code in HTML.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Blend of server + applet.

Word forms

Inflections and variants

servlets — plural

Word family

Derived and related words

Derived: none provided

Related: facelet, CGI script, JSP

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Other relationships

Hypernyms: program

Hyponyms: richlet

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