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ActiveX

ActiveX is a deprecated software framework created by Microsoft that adapts its earlier Component Object Model (COM) and Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) technologies for content downloaded from a network, particularly from the World Wide Web. Microsoft introduced ActiveX in 1996. In principle, ActiveX is not dependent on Microsoft Windows operating…

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Developer
Microsoft
Final release
2013
Included with
Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visual Studio, and Windows Media Player etc.
Operating system
Microsoft Windows, Solaris, Classic Mac OS, macOS
Original author
Microsoft
Platform
x86

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ActiveX controls

History

Platform support

ActiveX in non-Internet Explorer applications

Other ActiveX technologies

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ActiveX

Nodes72
Edges71
Triples91
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027778
Components1

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ActiveX

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related to Other ActiveX technologies · 25
ActiveX → Active Messaging, Active Scripting, Active Server Pages, ActiveMovie, ActivePerl, ActiveX Document, ActiveX Scripting, ActiveX Streaming Format, ADO, Advanced Streaming Format, Advanced Systems Format, ASF, ASP, Collaboration Data ObjectsActive Server, DirectShowActiveX Data Objects, Excel, Internet Explorer, JScript, Microsoft, Microsoft Word
related to history · 19
ActiveX → ATL, Charlie Kindel, COM, Even, Faced, HTML, If, In, Internet Explorer, Macintosh M68K/PowerPC, MFC, Microsoft, OLE, Starting, This, W3C, Windows, Windows NT, Windows NT/95
related to ActiveX controls · 14
ActiveX → Active Template Library, Compared, Delphi, Internet Explorer, JavaBeans, Many Microsoft Windows, Microsoft, Microsoft Foundation Class Library, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visual Studio, Qt, Visual Basic, Windows Forms, Windows Media Player
related to Platform support · 12
ActiveX → ActiveX Software Development Kit, In, In October, Mac, Macintosh, Macintosh ActiveX, Microsoft, NCompass Labs, Netscape Navigator, SDK, Six, Solaris
has application · 9
ActiveX → Chrome, Firefox, Google Chrome, HTML, Internet Explorer, Mozilla ActiveX Control, Netscape Navigator, Running ActiveX, ScriptActive
Developer · 1
ActiveX → Microsoft
Final release · 1
ActiveX → 2013
Included with · 1
ActiveX → Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visual Studio, and Windows Media Player etc.
Operating system · 1
ActiveX → Microsoft Windows, Solaris, Classic Mac OS, macOS
Original author · 1
ActiveX → Microsoft

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microsoft controls explorer internet windows web support technology software 1996 technologies also ole security visual com applications platform platforms development

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ActiveXDeveloperMicrosoft1.00infobox
ActiveXFinal release20131.00infobox
ActiveXIncluded withInternet Explorer, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visual Studio, and Windows Media Player etc.1.00infobox
ActiveXOperating systemMicrosoft Windows, Solaris, Classic Mac OS, macOS1.00infobox
ActiveXOriginal authorMicrosoft1.00infobox
ActiveXPlatformx861.00infobox
ActiveXPredecessorOLE 2.0 and COM1.00infobox
ActiveXRelease1996; 30 years ago (1996)1.00infobox
ActiveXTypeSoftware framework1.00infobox
ActiveXWritten inC, C++1.00infobox
ActiveXis adeprecated software framework created by Microsoft that adapts its earlier Component Object Model0.90text
ActiveXhas applicationMozilla ActiveX Control0.60section

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