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WIMP (software bundle)

set of software used to run dynamic webpages and servers

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 3, 2026
Entity authorityQ497428 ↗
Source-derived summary

The acronym WIMP is a solution stack of software, partially free and open source software, used to run dynamic web sites on servers. The expansion is as follows:

Windows, referring to the operating system;

IIS, the web server;

MySQL, MS SQL Server or MS Access, the database management system (or database server);

PHP or others, e.g. the Perl, Python, PowerShell programming languages.

The Microsoft Web Platform Installer is a tool to install applications on a WIMP-system.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “WIMP (software bundle)” as set of software used to run dynamic webpages and servers. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around WIMP, software and bundle.

Editorial reviewA sound reference starting point where classification, measurement and the date of the underlying evidence remain visible. The current 76-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with WIMP, software and bundle providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “WIMP (software bundle)”, the useful work is to connect “set of software used to run dynamic webpages and servers” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Stable identifiers, scientific names and standards terminology offer the best bridge between this overview and specialist evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 3, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q497428. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference.

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This entry incorporates text from “WIMP (software bundle)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.