Junior — Middle
Can you explain what the term WAR means in the context of Java applications?
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Answer from AI
WAR (Web Application Archive) is an archive format used for packaging Java web applications.
A WAR file contains all the necessary resources to deploy a web application on an application server (e.g., Tomcat, Jetty):
- compiled classes (.class),
- configuration files (e.g., web.xml),
- static resources (HTML, CSS, JavaScript),
- libraries (.jar) required for the application to run.
The WAR file simplifies the transfer and deployment of web applications, allowing the application server to unpack and run the application from a single file.