progressive web application

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progressive web application

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Coined by designer Frances Berriman and Google Chrome engineer Alex Russell in 2015, from the notion that web applications can progressively turn into native-like apps, following the idea of progressive enhancement.

noun progressive web applications

A type of application software delivered through the web, built using common web technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and WebAssembly. The two things that are needed for a web application to become a progressive web application are a mainfest and a service worker.
Similar: progressive web app, PWA

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@misc{progressive_web_application_2026,
  title = {progressive web application},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/progressive%20web%20application},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}