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Editorial: Refine the definition of an installable web application #1164

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Expand Up @@ -2411,19 +2411,21 @@ <h2>
Installable web applications
</h2>
<p>
Any website is an <strong>installable web application</strong>.
<p>
</p>
<p>
Any website can be turned into an <strong>installable web application</strong> by
<a href="#using-a-link-element-to-link-to-a-manifest">linking</a> to a
web application manifest.
</p>
<p>
A user agent can provide a way for the end-user to <dfn data-local-lt="installing|installation" data-lt=
"installed">install</dfn> a web application on the end-user's device, allowing the
user to instantiate a new [=top-level browsing context=] with the
manifest's members [=applied=].
</p>
<p>Once a web application is [=installed=] it is known as a
</p>
<p>Once a web application is [=installed=] it is known as an
<dfn class="export">installed web application</dfn>:
That is, the manifest's members, or their defaults,
are [=applied=] to the <a>top-level browsing context</a> of the web application. This
That is, when the web application is <a href="#launching-a-web-application">launched</a>
the manifest's members, or their defaults,
will be [=applied=] to its <a>top-level browsing context</a>. This
distinguishes an installed web application from a traditional bookmark,
as opening a web page from a traditional bookmark will not have the
manifest's properties <a>applied</a> to it.
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