Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

progressive web application

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables: pro-gres-sive we-b ap-pli-ca-tion
IPA

42

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

7

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of application software delivered through the web, built using common web technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and WebAssembly.

Example Sentences

"The two things that are needed for a web application to become a progressive web application are a mainfest and a service worker."

Etymology

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.

Inflected Forms

progressive web applications (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

single-page application

Synonyms

progressive web app PWA

Questions

What does progressive web application mean?: A type of application software delivered through the web, built using common web technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and WebAssembly.
Where does progressive web application come from?: 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.

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