• A Java program that runs inside a Java-enabled Web Browser
  
  

• A stand-alone Java program run via the "java" command, e.g., the BankAccount sample
  

Detailed Description:

"Let's talk about Java applets versus Java applications. A Java applet is a Java program that's written to run within a web page. Let's call it a Java-powered page executed by a Java-enabled web browser. A Java application is just a general purpose Java program written to run within the Java virtual machine, but is not to be run within a web browser. If you develop a Java application, it has and generally should be allowed more liberties to be able to be executed on your machine. Java applications are run as local programs on your machine and are considered trusted, whereas Java applets are downloaded across the Internet and must be checked to ensure that they are properly formed. Java applets have a number of requirements that they must follow. Let's look into each of these requirements and understand what an applet is in more detail."