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I'm having a bit of a block. A writers block of the technical sort.

I need to write up a simple definition of a web service.

So what is a web service?

A web service is a simple self contained, web based, modular application that works with existing software to aid in communicating information over the internet.

Web services use xml which helps to make them cross platform and cross programming language. This means that you can build a web service on one platform and with one programming language, and use it on a different platform with different applications that are built with different programming languages. This is an important aspect of web services: their cross functionality makes the communication of information easier and more convenient.

posted by robott_rock @ 11:15 PM