ActiveX

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component object technology software framework

ActiveX is a Microsoft software framework for reusable, interactive components—such as controls and plugins—primarily used to extend the functionality of Windows applications and web browsers.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
ActiveX DLL 1
ActiveX EXE 1
ActiveX browser plugins 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf component object technology ⓘ
software framework ⓘ
architecture binary component model ⓘ
basedOn COM ⓘ
Component Object Model ⓘ
componentType ActiveX self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: ActiveX DLL

ActiveX self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: ActiveX EXE

ActiveX control ⓘ
ActiveX self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: ActiveX document
deploymentMethod downloaded and installed via web browser ⓘ
installed via Windows installer ⓘ
developer Microsoft ⓘ
distribution proprietary technology ⓘ
introducedAs successor to OLE Controls ⓘ
knownIssue security vulnerabilities ⓘ
system instability when misused ⓘ
limitedOrNoSupportIn Google Chrome ⓘ
Microsoft Edge ⓘ
surface form: Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)

Mozilla Firefox ⓘ
notableBrowserSupport Internet Explorer ⓘ
surface form: Internet Explorer on Windows
operatingSystem Windows ⓘ
surface form: Microsoft Windows
platform Win32 API ⓘ
surface form: Win32
relatedTo .NET Framework ⓘ
COM+ ⓘ
DCOM ⓘ
OLE ⓘ
requires COM registration ⓘ
Windows registry entries ⓘ
Windows-only environment ⓘ
securityModel code signing ⓘ
zone-based security ⓘ
status legacy technology ⓘ
supersededBy .NET-based technologies ⓘ
modern web standards such as HTML5 and JavaScript APIs ⓘ
supportsLanguage C# ⓘ
C++ ⓘ
Delphi (programming language) ⓘ
surface form: Delphi

Visual Basic ⓘ
typicalFileExtension .dll ⓘ
.exe ⓘ
.ocx ⓘ
usedFor OLE controls ⓘ
automation of applications ⓘ
browser plugins ⓘ
embedding components in applications ⓘ
interactive controls ⓘ
reusable software components ⓘ
usedIn Internet Explorer ⓘ
Microsoft Office RT ⓘ
surface form: Microsoft Office

Windows desktop applications ⓘ
legacy intranet applications ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

ActiveX → componentType → ActiveX self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: ActiveX DLL
ActiveX → componentType → ActiveX self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: ActiveX EXE
ActiveX → componentType → ActiveX self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: ActiveX document
subject surface form: NPAPI
this entity surface form: ActiveX browser plugins
Internet Explorer → supports → ActiveX ⓘ
Trident → supports → ActiveX ⓘ
VBScript → supports → ActiveX ⓘ
this entity surface form: ActiveX controls