{"id":4157,"date":"2011-10-05T15:22:48","date_gmt":"2011-10-05T15:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/webware\/"},"modified":"2011-10-06T07:25:52","modified_gmt":"2011-10-06T07:25:52","slug":"webware","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/4933\/webware","title":{"rendered":"Webware"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_webware_mean\">What Does Webware Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Webware is software that is accessed online and is operated via a users&#8217; browser with no need to download and install an executable. 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