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		jlgaddis on June 12, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Instant Server - Click the button to get a virtual... I think he meant it's invulnerable if httpd (the "app") isn't running.

gcr on June 12, 2013 [–]

In the context of web applications, would it make sense to stop using the word "app" to refer to software/daemons available in the distribution repositories, and instead only use "app" to mean the products and services built on the former?

Karunamon on June 16, 2013 | [–]

app == application == executable computer code

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