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'''''Electron''''' is a programming environment to allow an application normally developed for a website to run locally on the user's computer. It consists of a browser to display the output the application generates, a PHP interpreter (or compiler) to handle the web-server programming the application uses, a Javascript interpreter, and a database (like MySQL) to handle database operations. It also provides the same connectivity to the Internet that the user has, so that, for example, if the application uses a remote database, it can connect to it.
'''''Electron''''' is an open-source programming framework that allows developers to write and run web applications as a standalone application. Electron uses [[Chromium]], an open-source project primarily maintained by [[Google]]<ref>[https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/google-gets-web-allies-by-letting-outsiders-help-build-chromes-foundation/ "Google gets web allies by letting outsiders help build Chrome's foundation"] ''CNET'' Retrieved 20 January 2025.</ref>, as the underlying technology to parse and render web applications.


Electron can encrypt the application so that its internal operations are not visible to those who download it.
== Software using Electron ==
* [[Discord]]
* [[Bambu Lab Authorization Control System|Bambu Connect]]


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== See also ==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron_(software_framework) Wikipedia - Electron (software framework)]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium_(web_browser) Wikipedia - Chromium (web-browser)]
 
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 12:23, 20 January 2025

Electron is an open-source programming framework that allows developers to write and run web applications as a standalone application. Electron uses Chromium, an open-source project primarily maintained by Google[1], as the underlying technology to parse and render web applications.

Software using Electron[edit | edit source]

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  1. ↑ "Google gets web allies by letting outsiders help build Chrome's foundation" CNET Retrieved 20 January 2025.
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