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The One Web Principle is a fundamental foundation stone of the work of the Mobile Web Initiative, which is supported by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). It states the following:

The One Web principle requires that content be accessible on a range of devices irrespective of differences in presentation capabilities and access mechanism. It ensures that content provided by accessing a URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) yields a thematically coherent experience when accessed from different devices

What devolves from this One Web principle is well described in an article, Best practices for mobile Web application development. It discusses the working draft guidelines on Mobile Web from the W3C. These set out to improve the user experience of the Web when accessed from mobile devices.

In a sense, the One Web Principle represents a desirable minimum. A ‘thematically coherent experience’ does not aim to achieve a satisfactory user experience, which would be a more acceptable standard. Nevertheless the One Web Principle as enunciated still represents a major technical challenge.

Associated Concepts:
URI << One Web << Adaptation Or Alternation >> Multi-Web >> AGI

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