Socialwg/Social Web Glossary
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similar to Linked Data Glossary
see also: Social Web XG FinalReport: The Terminology
App
Software application running on local device and providing GUI (Graphical User Interface). Often HTML5 app in a web browser but also native mobile app or desktop application. Apps can interact with any number of Web Services
Domestic Server
Server which hosts your personal online account
proposed: using Provider
Foreign Server
Server which hosts some of the personal accounts belonging to other people, who your interact with online
proposed: using Relying Party
Federation
front-end
the thing with the UI
proposed by Sandro Hawke in https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-socialweb/2015Feb/0109.html
back-end
the thing with the storage and static IP address
proposed by Sandro Hawke in https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-socialweb/2015Feb/0109.html
Web Service
Mostly used in relation to SOAP/WSDL, see Web Services Architecture