Web Applications
A web application is different from a webpage or website. A website is a group of webpages interlinked under a common domain name, such as the myriad pages of amazon.com or songlyrics.com. A website can be hosted on one or more servers and can be accessed over the internet, typically through a single IP address.
A web application (a.k.a., web app) is a computer program that is executed through a web browser, typically from within a website or webpage. Web apps are very common on the Web and are used to perform functions such as a contact form, a calculator, an internal search function, and more. If you build a playlist on your favorite online music source, you are using a web app. Canvas.com, Google Docs and Microsoft Office ...
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