<p>The <dfn>web</dfn>, short for World Wide Web, is a network of hyperlinked documents accessible via the internet through a browser using DNS, URLs, HTTP and HTML.</p> ## Web Apps Progressive Web Apps (aka PWAs) are websites that can be installed as standalone apps on mobile or desktop. https://ragt.ag/manifest.json ### Mobile https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/15/apple-confirms-its-breaking-iphone-web-apps-in-the-eu-on-purpose https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/01/apple-home-screen-web-apps-ios-17-eu/ ### Desktop **Firefox**: https://pwasforfirefox.filips.si ## Decentralized Web *def: withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities* The web has a constantly evolving network topology that'll never be truly centralized or decentralized. Its current popular use is quite centralized. ## DNS & Registrars: https://www.icann.org/en/accredited-registrars TLDs: https://data.iana.org/TLD/tlds-alpha-by-domain.txt #### Record Lookup <pre style=line-height:1.15> ┌─────────────────┐ │ Browser / Agent │ └──────┬──▲───────┘ │ │ Domain name: example.com │ │ IP address: xxx.xxx.xxx.xx │ │ 1 ┌─────▼──┴─────┐ 6 ┌─────┤ DNS Resolver ◄─────┐ │ └▲────┬──▲────┬┘ │ ┌────────────▼┐ │ │ │ │ ┌┴──────────────┐ │ Root Server ├─────┘ 3│ │4 └─────► Domain Server │ └─────────────┘ 2 │ │ 5 └───────────────┘ ┌────▼──┴────┐ │ TLD Server │ └────────────┘</pre> ## Semantic Web [The Semantic Web In Depth](https://web.archive.org/web/20010222204223/http://logicerror.com/semanticWeb-long) <small>**Aaron Swartz**, <small>`2001`</small></small> ## Social Web - IndieWeb - ActivityPub - Threads, Instagram & Facebook (Meta) - Twitter → X & - Bluesky (AT Protocol) - Nostr - Solid ## Tor ### Onion See [Canopy ID](/canopy#id). ### Dark Web ### Robots https://ragt.ag/robots.txt |
