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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 environment to allow an application normally developed for a web browser to run as a standalone app on the user's computer. It consists of a browser to display the output the application generates (currently Chromium), a CSS processor, and a Javascript interpreter, It also provides the same connectivity to the Internet that the user's web browser has, so that, for example, if the application uses a remote database, it can connect to it.


Electron can encrypt the application so that its internal operations are not visible to those who download it.
Electron can encrypt the application so that its internal operations are not visible to those who download it.

Revision as of 11:47, 20 January 2025

Electron is an open-source programming environment to allow an application normally developed for a web browser to run as a standalone app on the user's computer. It consists of a browser to display the output the application generates (currently Chromium), a CSS processor, and a Javascript interpreter, It also provides the same connectivity to the Internet that the user's web browser has, so that, for example, if the application uses a remote database, it can connect to it.

Electron can encrypt the application so that its internal operations are not visible to those who download it.

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