A Web-based application refers to any program that is accessed over a network connection using HTTP rather than existing within a device’s memory. Web-based applications often run inside a Web browser. However, Web-based applications can also be client-based, where a small part of the program is downloaded to the user’s desktop, but the processing is done on an external server over the Internet. Web-based applications are also known as Web apps.
There is a lot of confusion created by the use of terms like Web-based, Internet-based and cloud-based when they refer to applications. Web-based applications actually encompass all the applications that communicate with the user via HTTP. This includes light applications like Flash games, online calculators, calendars, and so on, as well as more intensive applications that use HTTP.
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