ADM 1370 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Composite Application, Web 2.0, Stoneware
11 Oct 2018
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A mashup is a web application that combines data or functionality from more than one source into a single integrated interface or tool. Applications or interfaces generated by combining content presentation or application functionality from disparate sources. Content used in mashups is technically sourced from a third party via a public interface or api (application programming interface) An abstraction that de nes and describes an interface for interaction with a set of functions used by components of stoneware system. Abstraction is the process of taking away or hiding or removing characteristics from an object in order to reduce it to a set of essential characteristics. The word mashup originated in the music industry, where a mashup was a combination of two or more songs to create a new experience. Typically, the vocal track of one song was combined with the instrumental background of another in this process.
