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Expand Up @@ -2411,22 +2411,23 @@ <h2>
Installable web applications
</h2>
<p>
Any website is an <strong>installable web application</strong>.
<p>
</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
<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
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.
Any website is an <strong>installable web application</strong>.
</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 <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 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.
</p>
<p class="note">
For example, on user agents that support installation, a web
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