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'''''Electron''''' is an open-source programming environment to allow an application normally developed for a web browser to run as a standalone app on the user's computer. It consists of a browser to display the output the application generates (currently Chromium), a CSS processor, and a Javascript interpreter, It also provides the same connectivity to the Internet that the user's web browser has, so that, for example, if the application uses a remote database, it can connect to it. | '''''Electron''''' is an open-source programming environment to allow an application normally developed for a web browser to run as a standalone app on the user's computer. It consists of a browser to display the output the application generates (currently [[Chromium]]), a CSS processor, and a Javascript interpreter, It also provides the same connectivity to the Internet that the user's web browser has, so that, for example, if the application uses a remote database, it can connect to it. | ||
Electron can encrypt the application so that its internal operations are not visible to those who download it. | Electron can encrypt the application so that its internal operations are not visible to those who download it. |