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Installable web applications
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</h2>
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<p>
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A common use case of a manifest is for a user agent to
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<dfn data-local-lt="installing|installation" data-lt=
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"installed">install</dfn> a web application; whereby the user agent
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provides the end-user with a means of instantiating a new <a>top-level
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browsing context</a> that has the manifest's members <a>applied</a> to
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it. A web application that is installed is known as a <dfn data-export=
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"">installed web application</dfn>. That is, the manifest's members, or
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their defaults, are in effect on the <a>top-level browsing context</a>.
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This distinguishes an installed web application from a traditional
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bookmark, as opening a web page from a traditional bookmark will not
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have the manifest's properties <a>applied</a> to it.
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Any website is an <strong>installable web application</strong>.
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</p>
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<p>
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A user agent can provide a way for the end-user to <dfn data-local-lt=
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"installing|installation" data-lt="installed">install</dfn> a web
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application on the end-user's device, allowing the user to instantiate
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a new [=top-level browsing context=] with the manifest's members
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[=applied=].
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</p>
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<p>
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Once a web application is [=installed=] it is known as a <dfn class=
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"export">installed web application</dfn>: That is, the manifest's
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members, or their defaults, are [=applied=] to the <a>top-level
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browsing context</a> of the web application. This distinguishes an
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installed web application from a traditional bookmark, as opening a web
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page from a traditional bookmark will not have the manifest's
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properties <a>applied</a> to it.
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</p>
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<p class="note">
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For example, on user agents that support installation, a web

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