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Jakarta Servlet
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<p>A Jakarta Servlet, formerly Java Servlet is a <a href="/facts/Java_/9ScgFyAL">Java</a> <a href="/facts/Software_component/eW5wvSHC">software component</a> that extends the capabilities of a <a href="/facts/Server_(computing)/dEaYFD7r">server</a>. Although servlets can respond to many types of requests, they most commonly implement <a href="/facts/Web_container/Pv06YKvB">web containers</a> for hosting <a href="/facts/Web_application/BLkF3BIN">web applications</a> on <a href="/facts/Web_server/A4GS6thA">web servers</a> and thus qualify as a server-side servlet <a href="/facts/Web_API/oVloUoIe">web API</a>. Such web servlets are the <a href="/facts/Java_(software_platform)/fpn6x8WL">Java</a> counterpart to other <a href="/facts/Dynamic_web_page/psjqGKBx">dynamic web content</a> technologies such as <a href="/facts/PHP/vU6YRJX0">PHP</a> and <a href="/facts/ASP.NET/xq7KM8mN">ASP.NET</a>. </p>