Web architecture

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computing concept conceptual framework software architecture

Web architecture is the conceptual framework and set of design principles that define how the World Wide Web’s components (such as clients, servers, protocols, and data formats) interact and function together.

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instanceOf computing concept →
conceptual framework →
software architecture →
aimsTo enable global interoperability →
ensure reliability of web interactions →
support distributed hypermedia systems →
support evolution of the Web →
appliesTo web APIs →
web applications →
web services →
concerns clients →
hyperlinks →
representations of resources →
resource identifiers →
servers →
web data formats →
web protocols →
web resources →
defines interaction of web components →
structure of the World Wide Web →
documentedIn Architecture of the World Wide Web, Volume One →
hasPrinciple extensibility →
interoperability →
layered system design →
loose coupling →
robustness →
scalability →
simplicity →
stateless interaction →
includesConcept REST →
caching →
content negotiation →
cookies →
hypermedia →
representation →
resource →
same-origin policy →
security mechanisms →
sessions →
uniform resource identifier →
influencedBy REST architectural style →
relatedTo World Wide Web →
distributed systems architecture →
internet architecture →
standardizedBy World Wide Web Consortium →
uses DNS →
HTML →
HTTP →
MIME types →
URIs →
Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
TAG findings ("World Wide Web architecture") →
appliesTo
W3C Technical Architecture Group ("Web standards architecture") →
area
Chris Lilley ("web architecture specifications at W3C") →
contributedTo
W3C Technical Architecture Group →
field
W3C Technical Architecture Group →
focusesOn
TAG findings ("Web Architecture") →
relatedTo
W3C Technical Architecture Group ("World Wide Web architecture") →
scope
Architecture of the World Wide Web, Volume One ("webarch") →
shortName
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