web app
noun [ C ] (also Web app) uk/ˈweb ˌæp/ us/ˈweb ˌæp/
网页应用（程序），网络应用（程序）
an application (= a computer program designed for a particular purpose) that you can use on the internet rather than having to download it
If you make a desktop app, you have to get people to download and try it. With a web app, you simply get them to visit your site. 如果你开发的是一个桌面应用，需要吸引使用者下载使用。有了网页应用，你只需吸引人们访问你的网站即可。
The tool is a web app that lets you enter symbols and characters to make your post more interesting. 这个工具是一个网络应用程序，让你可以输入符号和字符，使你发的帖子更有趣。
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- If having amentities close to home is important to you, this web app can give you a score which you can use to rate an address.
- I tried out AnalyzeWords, a web app that studies your recent tweets and deduces your “emotional style,” “social style” and “thinking style”.
- With a web app there is nothing for customers to install – they just browse to a URL to use it.
- It takes a bit longer to develop a web app than an equivalent desktop app.