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Web view

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

nounCommon term

In software engineering, web view means: A component that shows web pages inside an app without opening a separate browser, so developers can display web content within a native screen.

In Turkish: web görünümü, WebView

How it is used

On iOS the class is WKWebView, and on Android it is WebView. Teams use web views for help pages, payment forms or entire hybrid apps. Developers talk about loading a URL in a web view, passing messages between JavaScript and native code, and web view performance.

Example sentences

  1. The FAQ is just a web view that loads our help center.

  2. The 3D Secure page opens in a web view, and the bank redirects the user back to the app.

Common collocations

  • load a URL in a web view
  • embedded web view
  • WKWebView
  • web view content
  • hybrid appAn app built with web technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript and wrapped in a native shell, so it can be installed from the stores and use some device features.
  • native appAn app built for one specific platform with that platform's own languages and tools, such as Swift for iOS or Kotlin for Android.
  • screenOne full view of an app that the user sees at a time, such as the login screen or the settings screen; apps are planned as a set of screens.
  • deep linkA link that opens a specific screen inside an app, such as a product page or an order, instead of just starting the app on its home screen.

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