Definitions for "Active Document"
A Web document that is created using an applet. An active document is actually the user's interface to the applet that is running on the client. Active pages provide the highest level of interactivity with the user.
Since you can have more than one document open at a time, the active document is the one in which you are currently working.
Is a document that employs technologies such as DHTML, javascript, visual basicscript or CSS. Once an active document is downloaded it is run by the client's browser program.