Definition: Active Server Pages (ASP) is a Microsoft technology that allows programmers to develop custom code that works with Microsoft's Internet Information Server (IIS). Programmers may use one of two scripting languages to create ASP pages: VBScript (based upon Microsoft's Visual Basic) or JScript (based upon Sun's Java). ASP pages often utilize ActiveX Data Objects to link to SQL Server databases and other data sources. While you must be using a Microsoft web server to provide ASP pages to your users, the beauty of ASP is that it creates pure HTML output. Therefore, there are no specific requirements for client browsers and ASP page results may be displayed using Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Firefox or any other web browser.
Also Known As: ASP, ASP.NET
