Interactive Software Application

An Interactive Software Application is a running software program instance of an application software.

• Context:
  • It can range from being a Device-based Application (such as a mobile app) to being a Server-based Application.
  • It can range from being an On-Premise Software Application to being a Cloud-based Application.
  • It can range from being an Online Application to being an Offline Application.
  • It can be developed by a Software Application Developer (performing software app development).
  • It can be test by a Software Application Tester (performing software app testing).
  • It can be represented by an Application Architecture.
  • It can be analyzed by an Application Dashboard.
  • It can (typically) have a Software Application Dependency to another computing system.
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• Example(s):
  • Network-Reliant Interactive Applications, such as social media apps.
  • Enterprise and Business Applications, such as:
    • a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Application Instance, such as Salesforce.com's CRM service.
    • a Content Management Application Instance, such as WordPress.com CMS service.
    • a Product Management Application, such as a SaaS Bug Tracking Service.
  • Financial and Payment Applications, such as:
    • a Payment Application Instance, such as PayPal's payment service or Stripe's payment service.
  • [[Communication and Collaboration Tools:
    • a Messaging Application Instance, such as Twilio's text messaging service.
    • a Collaboration Application.
  • Data Management and File Applications, such as:
    • a File Sharing Application, such as Dropbox's Datastore.
    • a Document-Focused Software Application.
  • Advanced Technology Applications, such as:
    • an NLP Application Program, such as LinguaSys' GlobalNLP service(https://nlp.linguasys.com/).
    • an Image Classification Application, such as Clarifai's image classification service.
    • a Synchronization Application, such as Google's Firebase service.
    • a Fraud Detection Application, such as Sift's Fraud detection service.
  • User Engagement and Interaction Applications, such as:
    • a Forms Application, such as Typeform's form service and SurveyMonkey's survey form service.
    • a Chatbot-Including Application.
  • ...
• Counter-Example(s):
  • Infrastructure as a Service, such as Amazon AWS.
  • Platform Software Instance.
  • Network Software Instance.
  • Storage Software Instance.
  • Security Software Instance.
  • Database Software Instance.
  • an Excel Spreadsheet Program.
  • a Movie Rating Application.
• See: Application Page, Accounting Software, Collaborative Software, Management Information Systems, Enterprise Resource Planning, Human Resource Management.

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