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Web application. A web application (or web app) is application software that is accessed using a web browser. Web applications are delivered on the World Wide Web to users with an active network connection. [1] Single-page and progressive are two approaches for a website to seem more like a native app.
A progressive web application ( PWA ), or progressive web app, [1] is a type of application software delivered through the web, built using common web technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and WebAssembly. [2] It is intended to work on any platform with a standards-compliant browser, including desktop and mobile devices .
Single-page application. A single-page application ( SPA) is a web application or website that interacts with the user by dynamically rewriting the current web page with new data from the web server, instead of the default method of a web browser loading entire new pages. The goal is faster transitions that make the website feel more like a ...
"Netscape framed 'the web as platform' in terms of the old software paradigm: their flagship product was the web browser, a desktop application, and their strategy was to use their dominance in the browser market to establish a market for high-priced server products. Control over standards for displaying content and applications in the browser ...
A web API is an application programming interface (API) for either a web server or a web browser. As a web development concept, it can be related to a web application 's client side (including any web frameworks being used). A server-side web API consists of one or more publicly exposed endpoints to a defined request–response message system ...
A web framework ( WF) or web application framework ( WAF) is a software framework that is designed to support the development of web applications including web services, web resources, and web APIs. Web frameworks provide a standard way to build and deploy web applications on the World Wide Web. Web frameworks aim to automate the overhead ...
Web development is the work involved in developing a website for the Internet ( World Wide Web) or an intranet (a private network). [1] Web development can range from developing a simple single static page of plain text to complex web applications, electronic businesses, and social network services. A more comprehensive list of tasks to which ...
In a web service, a web technology such as HTTP is used for transferring machine-readable file formats such as XML and JSON. In practice, a web service commonly provides an object-oriented web-based interface to a database server, utilized for example by another web server, or by a mobile app , that provides a user interface to the end-user.