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a web application is used to build a website <br />
while a webservice is more like a &nbsp;web component that can be used by clients to get specific information
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a web application is used to build a website
while a webservice is more like a  web component that can be used by clients to get specific information

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can i have more details or example ?
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See also<br />
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<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/net/basics/webservicesoverview.asp" rel="ugc">http://www.microsoft.com/net/basics/webservicesoverview.asp</a>
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See also

http://www.microsoft.com/net/basics/webservicesoverview.asp [http://www.microsoft.com/net/basics/webservicesoverview.asp]

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What is the difference between ASP.NET Web Application and ASP.NET Web Service ?
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What is the difference between ASP.NET Web Application and ASP.NET Web Service ?

ASP.NET Web Application and ASP.NET Web Service

Most development for the Microsoft platform is done utilizing the technologies supported by the.NET framework. Other development is done using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) for programs like Access, Excel, Word and Outlook, with PowerShell for scripting, or with SQL for large databases.

Microsoft Development

The successor to Active Server Pages, ASP.NET websites utilize the .NET framework to produce dynamic, data and content-driven web applications and services. ASP.NET code can be written using any .NET supported language. As of 2009, ASP.NET can also apply the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern to web applications