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Dockapps, or docked applications are computer programs which appear to reside inside an icon
Icon

An 'icon' is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, from Eastern Christianity. More broadly the term is used in a wide number of contexts for an image, picture, or representation; it is a sign or likeness that stands for an object by signifying or representing it either concretely or by analogy, as in semiotics; by extension, ...
 rather than a window
Window

File:OldShipWindows.jpgA window is an opening in a wall that allows the passage of light and, if not closed or sealed, air and sound. Windows are usually glazed or covered in some other transparency or translucent material....
 in graphical computer systems, normally in a part of the user interface known as the dock
Dock (computing)

The Dock is a prominent feature of the graphical user interface of Apple Inc.'s Mac OS X operating system, which is used to launch applications, and switch between running applications....
. Their display is constantly-updated just like a windowed application, but appears inside a small (64x64 pixel
Pixel

In digital imaging, a pixel is the smallest item of information in an image. Pixels are normally arranged in a 2-dimensional grid, and are often represented using dots, squares, or rectangles....
) icon.

This makes dockapps particularly suitable for monitoring things in the background, and some applications of dockapps are:






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Dockapps, or docked applications are computer programs which appear to reside inside an icon
Icon

An 'icon' is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, from Eastern Christianity. More broadly the term is used in a wide number of contexts for an image, picture, or representation; it is a sign or likeness that stands for an object by signifying or representing it either concretely or by analogy, as in semiotics; by extension, ...
 rather than a window
Window

File:OldShipWindows.jpgA window is an opening in a wall that allows the passage of light and, if not closed or sealed, air and sound. Windows are usually glazed or covered in some other transparency or translucent material....
 in graphical computer systems, normally in a part of the user interface known as the dock
Dock (computing)

The Dock is a prominent feature of the graphical user interface of Apple Inc.'s Mac OS X operating system, which is used to launch applications, and switch between running applications....
. Their display is constantly-updated just like a windowed application, but appears inside a small (64x64 pixel
Pixel

In digital imaging, a pixel is the smallest item of information in an image. Pixels are normally arranged in a 2-dimensional grid, and are often represented using dots, squares, or rectangles....
) icon.

This makes dockapps particularly suitable for monitoring things in the background, and some applications of dockapps are:
  • Displaying CPU usage
  • Displaying computer temperatures
  • Displaying network
    Computer network

    A computer network is a group of interconnected computers. Networks may be classified according to a wide variety of characteristics. This article provides a general overview of some types and categories and also presents the basic components of a network....
     or disk-usage statistics
  • Displaying clocks, calendars, moon phases, or weather report
    Weather forecasting

    Bold text'Weather forecasting is the application of science and technology to predict the state of the Earth's atmosphere for a future time and a given location....
    s


See also

  • Dock (computing)
    Dock (computing)

    The Dock is a prominent feature of the graphical user interface of Apple Inc.'s Mac OS X operating system, which is used to launch applications, and switch between running applications....


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  • - an application that emulates Window Maker docks in any window manager