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  2. Web desktop - Wikipedia

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    Web desktops provide an environment similar to that of Windows, Mac, or a graphical user interface on Unix and Linux systems. It is a virtual desktop running in a web browser. In a webtop the applications, data, files, configuration, settings, and access privileges reside remotely over the network. Much of the computing takes place remotely.

  3. Microsoft Visio - Wikipedia

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    Microsoft Visio. Microsoft Visio (/ ˈvɪz.i.oʊ / VIZ-ee-oh) (formerly Microsoft Office Visio) is a diagramming and vector graphics application and is part of the Microsoft 365 family. The product was first introduced in 1992 by former American software company Visio Corporation, and its latest version is Visio 2021.

  4. Application software - Wikipedia

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    Application software. An application program (software application, or application, or app for short) is a computer program designed to carry out a specific task other than one relating to the operation of the computer itself, [1] typically to be used by end-users. [2] Word processors, media players, and accounting software are examples.

  5. Web application - Wikipedia

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    A web application (or web app) is application software that is accessed using a web browser. Web applications are delivered on the World Wide Web to users with an active network connection. [1] Single-page and progressive are two approaches for a website to seem more like a native app.

  6. Universal Windows Platform apps - Wikipedia

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    Traditional programs designed to run on desktop computers were referred to as "desktop apps." With the release of the Windows 10, version 1903, there was a shift in the terminology. Microsoft began using the term "Apps" to refer to both UWP apps and desktop apps indiscriminately. This change aimed to unify the naming convention for all types of ...

  7. VNC - Wikipedia

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    VNC. VNC (Virtual Network Computing) is a graphical desktop-sharing system that uses the Remote Frame Buffer protocol (RFB) to remotely control another computer. It transmits the keyboard and mouse input from one computer to another, relaying the graphical- screen updates, over a network. [1] Popular uses for this technology include remote ...

  8. Microsoft PowerPoint - Wikipedia

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    PowerPoint for the web is a free lightweight version of Microsoft PowerPoint available as part of Office on the web, which also includes web versions of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word. PowerPoint for the web does not support inserting or editing charts, equations, or audio or video stored on your PC, but they are all displayed in the ...

  9. Rich Internet Application - Wikipedia

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    A Rich Internet Application (also known as a rich web application, [1] RIA or installable Internet application) is a web application that has many of the characteristics of desktop application software. The concept is closely related to a single-page application, and may allow the user interactive features such as drag and drop, background menu ...