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Definitions of activex controls:

Reusable software components that incorporate ActiveX technology. These components can be used to add specialized functionality, such as animation or pop-up menus, to Web pages, desktop applications, and software development tools. ActiveX Controls can be written in a variety of programming languages including C, C__, Visual Basic, and Java.
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ActiveX Controls are small programs that are also a set of rules for how applications should share information, which can be automatically downloaded and executed by a Web browser. Programmers can develop ActiveX controls in a variety of languages. ActiveX controls have full access to the Windows operating system. This gives them much more power than other Web technologies. ...
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Microsoft component-based objects. Can be written using Visual Basic, Borland's Delphi or PowerBuilder.
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Additional dialog objects that you insert on a form to help data input or viewing. These include the calendar control and spinner control and are supplied from files with an OCX extension.
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