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Posted by Phillip Elkins
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Phillip Elkins
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 14,875 Points

Website vs Web Application

Quick question, maybe a stupid one, what is the different between a website and a web application? Examples?

2 Answers

Erik Montes
Erik Montes
3,717 Points
Erik Montes
Erik Montes
3,717 Points

I think a website is generally any site on the internet. However, web application, is more of a specific type of website. A web application is dynamic and allows users to interact with it such as input data, get data, etc.

Mark Melin
Mark Melin
4,239 Points
Mark Melin
Mark Melin
4,239 Points

Hi Phillip. Pretty much what Erik said. A website is just a generic site that loads w pure html and css with ideally no server side language attached (PHP, Ruby or really a database). So like a web application might be more like facebook and twitter w backend algorithm capabilities to figure out who you are/where you are or what products you like the most. Make sense?