Active X - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Active X Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,753,527,110 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

ActiveX
(redirected from Active X)

   Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.04 sec.

ActiveX

In computing, Microsoft's umbrella name for a collection of technologies used to create applications that run on the World Wide Web or on intranets.

ActiveX is based on DCOM (Microsoft's Distributed Component Object Model) and uses ActiveX Controls, which are a lightweight version of OLE (object linking and embedding) Custom Controls or OCXs. It also includes scripting languages such as JavaScript and VB Script (Visual Basic Script), and a Java Virtual Machine (JVM).

ActiveX was announced in 1996, and later that year was handed to the Open Group to manage its development and turn it into a cross-platform industry standard.



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.