In my view Christophs explanation is best to understand,

Sylvia

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"Christoph Helma" <helma at in-silico.ch> 
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Re: [OTDev] web application vs web services - how do you understand the 
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> Dear All,
> 
> I would like to ask everybody, but especially non-programmers on this 
list:
> 
> How would you define the difference between web services and a web
> application in non-technical terms ?

Maybe too simplistic ...

Web application = (Graphical) Interface which allows end users to work 
with
web services

Christoph
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