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<p>A web framework (WF) or web application framework (WAF) is a <a href="/facts/Software_framework/EWasA8sG">software framework</a> that is designed to support the development of <a href="/facts/Web_application/BLkF3BIN">web applications</a> including web services, <a href="/facts/Web_resource/42wbl7QV">web resources</a>, and <a href="/facts/Web_API/oVloUoIe">web APIs</a>. Web frameworks provide a standard way to build and deploy web applications on the <a href="/facts/World_Wide_Web/wvnTrWFq">World Wide Web</a>. Web frameworks aim to automate the overhead associated with common activities performed in <a href="/facts/Web_development/UW5ypSzj">web development</a>. For example, many web frameworks provide <a href="/facts/Library_(computing)/xRzL3P7q">libraries</a> for <a href="/facts/Database/VYcpkevb">database</a> access, <a href="/facts/Template_processor/tGaGYPh3">templating</a> frameworks, and <a href="/facts/Session_(computer_science)/PRQuXhIL">session</a> management, and they often promote <a href="/facts/Code_reuse/DVohfy6U">code reuse</a>. Although they often target development of <a href="/facts/Dynamic_web_page/psjqGKBx">dynamic web sites</a>, they are also applicable to <a href="/facts/Static_web_page/BtP4660l">static websites</a>. </p>