Weblogic

/ˈwɛbˌlɒdʒɪk/ noun

Definition

A Java-based application server and middleware platform developed by Oracle for building and deploying enterprise applications.

Etymology

Compound of 'web' (from World Wide Web, 1990s) and 'logic' (from Greek 'logikos' meaning reasoning). Created as a brand name in the late 1990s during the dot-com boom to suggest web-based business logic processing.

Kelly Says

WebLogic represents the enterprise software industry's attempt to make complex distributed computing sound approachable by combining two familiar concepts. It's fascinating how tech companies in the 1990s often created portmanteau brand names that promised to make the incomprehensible world of enterprise software seem logical and web-friendly.

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