Active X is the name for a selection of object-oriented tools and programming technologies that were developed by Microsoft for World Wide Web. With ActiveX, Web sites come alive using multimedia effects, interactive objects, and sophisticated applications that create a user experience comparable to that of high-quality CD-ROM titles.

From time to time, new versions of Active X have been released to provide support to the ever widening array of applications that are used in the home and the workplace.

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