Remote Application Platform (RAP, formerly ''Rich Ajax Platform'') Project is an

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project under the

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which aims to enable software developers to build

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-enabled

rich Internet application A rich web application (originally called a rich Internet application, or RIA or installable Internet application) is a web application that has many of the characteristics of desktop application software. The concept is closely related to a sing ...

s by using the

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development model, plugins and a

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-only

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(API). It can be considered a counterpart for web development to the

Rich Client Platform The rich client platform (RCP) is a programmer tool that makes it easier to integrate independent software components, where most of the data processing occurs on the client side. Overview RCP is a software consisting of the following components ...

(RCP). The API is very similar to RCP so developers who know RCP can reuse extant knowledge. RAP encourages sharing source code between RCP and RAP applications to reduce the development effort for business applications that need both desktop-based and web-based front ends.

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