ActiveX

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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