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Common web applications include webmail, online retail sales, online auctions, wikis and many other functions.
 
Common web applications include webmail, online retail sales, online auctions, wikis and many other functions.
  
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* [[Single-page application]]
 
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_application Web application] Wikipedia
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_application Web application] Wikipedia

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A web application or web app is any computer program that runs in a web browser.

It is created in a browser-supported programming language (such as the combination of JavaScript, HTML and CSS) and relies on a web browser to render the application.

Web applications are popular due to the ubiquity of web browsers, and the convenience of using a web browser as a client, sometimes called a thin client.

The ability to update and maintain web applications without distributing and installing software on potentially thousands of client computers is a key reason for their popularity, as is the inherent support for cross-platform compatibility.

Common web applications include webmail, online retail sales, online auctions, wikis and many other functions.

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