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A: A web application is a website that contains pages stored on a web server with partly or entirely undetermined content. The final contents of a page is determined only when the user requests a page from the web server. Because the final content of the page varies from request to request based on the user's actions, this kind of page is called a dynamic page.

A regular, or static, web page is one that does not change when a user requests it; the web server sends the page to the requesting web browser without modifying it. In contrast, a dynamic web page is modified by the server before it is sent to the requesting browser. The changing nature of the page is why it's called dynamic.

Dynamic web applications are used by both users and developers. Common web application tasks are to (1) let users find information quickly and easily on a content-rich website, (2) collect, save and analyze data provided by users, and (3) update websites that have constantly changing content.