single-page application

noun

A website where new content is shown by dynamically replacing existing content in the web page rather than navigating to a different URL.

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Meanings

nounsingle-page application (plural single-page applications)

plural single-page applications · alternative single-page app

  1. web developmentA website where new content is shown by dynamically replacing existing content in the web page rather than navigating to a different URL.

    The Single Page Application template sets you up for an application that's primarily driven via JavaScript requests to Web API services rather than the traditional web page request / response cycle.

    2014, Jon Galloway, Brad Wilson, K. Scott Allen, David Matson, Professional ASP.NET MVC 5, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 20

    Synonyms: SPA

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA website where new content is shown by dynamically replacing existing content in the web page rather than navigating to a different URL.

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SPA
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