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d.putto
d.putto

Reputation: 7595

correct term for application on a website

I am facing a terminology problem. A website takes some input from user, perform some analysis on server side and returns results to user. For example given some specific dates my bank website calculate financial report for that dates (balance without interest, interest rate, total balance etc.). If I am making such a website what exactly I am making !! A "Web service" or a "Client-server system", a "web application" or "Software as a service" or something else?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 64

Answers (1)

Lan
Lan

Reputation: 6640

A web service client is usually a program, not human. Web service does not have a GUI. A web application is used by human, thus must have GUI. The bank web site you talk about is a web application. However, it does not mean the same application cannot host web service and web application at the same time.

You can turn your web application into SaaS if

  1. It is deployed in the cloud
  2. It usually supports pay-as-you-go subscription model
  3. It supports multi-tenancy.
  4. It is able to scale up fast and efficiently, thus has elasticity
  5. Usually it supports per-tenant customization or self-service signup.

As you can see, the most traits mentioned above are related to cloud computing.

Upvotes: 1

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