Web Browser-based App

A Web Browser-based App is a networked software application that operates through a web browser (enabling web-based tasks via browser interfaces).

• AKA: Web Application, Browser Application, Web App.
• Context:
  • It can typically deliver Application Function through web technology.
  • It can typically compose WebApp Pages through web development frameworks.
  • It can typically process User Interaction through browser runtime.
  • It can typically manage Application State through web storage systems.
  • It can typically handle Data Exchange through web protocols.
  • It can often implement Client-Side Processing through javascript engines.
  • It can often support User Authentication through web security protocols.
  • It can often provide Responsive Design through css frameworks.
  • It can often enable Data Persistence through browser storage.
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  • It can range from being a Serverless Web Application to being a Hosted Web Application, depending on its deployment model.
  • It can range from being a Static Web Application to being a Dynamic Web Application, depending on its content type.
  • It can range from being a Low-Bandwidth Web-based App to being a High-Bandwidth Web-based App, depending on its resource requirements.
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  • It can integrate with Web Software Solution Stack for application infrastructure.
  • It can utilize Web Application Development Framework for development process.
  • It can employ Web Application Accelerator for performance optimization.
  • It can leverage Web Application End-to-End Testing Platform for quality assurance.
  • It can consume Web-based Service for extended functionality.
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• Examples:
  • Information Services, such as:
    • Web Search Services, such as:
      • Google Search for web content discovery.
      • Bing Search for online information retrieval.
    • News Services, such as:
      • News Aggregation Website for news content curation.
      • Online News Portal for news distribution.
  • Communication Services, such as:
    • Web-based Email Services, such as:
      • Gmail for email communication.
      • Outlook Web for business email.
    • Web-based Chat Services, such as:
      • Web-based Chatbots, such as ChatGPT for ai conversation.
      • Slack Web for team communication.
  • AI-Enabled Services, such as:
    • AI-Supported Web Apps, such as:
      • Conversational In-Web-app Agent for user assistance.
      • Web-based AI Tool for ai task execution.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Mobile Applications, which are native to mobile devices rather than web browsers.
  • Desktop-based Apps, which run directly on operating systems rather than through browser runtimes.
  • Web Service Interfaces, which provide programmatic access rather than user interfaces.
  • Web-based Microtask Marketplaces, which facilitate distributed task execution rather than application functionality.
  • Package Delivery Services, which operate in physical space rather than web space.
• See: Internet Service, Web Platform, Browser Technology, Web Development, Online User, Web Security, Network Protocol.

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References

2022

• (Wikipedia, 2022) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/web_service Retrieved:2022-1-5.
  • The term Web service (WS) is either:
    • a service offered by an electronic device to another electronic device, communicating with each other via the World Wide Web, or
    • a server running on a computer device, listening for requests at a particular port over a network, serving web documents (HTML, JSON, XML, images).
  • 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. Many organizations that provide data in formatted HTML pages will also provide that data on their server as XML or JSON, often through a Web service to allow syndication, for example, Wikipedia's Export. Another application offered to the end-user may be a mashup, where a Web server consumes several Web services at different machines and compiles the content into one user interface.

2022

• (Wikipedia, 2022) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/web_application Retrieved:2022-1-5.
  • A web application (or web app) is application software that runs on a web server, unlike computer-based software programs that are run locally on the operating system (OS) of the device. Web applications are accessed by the user through a web browser with an active network connection. These applications are programmed using a client–server modeled structure—the user ("client") is provided services through an off-site server that is hosted by a third-party. Examples of commonly-used web applications include: web-mail, online retail sales, online banking, and online auctions.

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