A web document is a concept similar to a web page , however it is a slightly broader term:
| Web page | Web document | |||
| Transmission Protocol | HTTP or HTTPS protocols . | HTTP (S) or any other TCP / IP protocol . | ||
| Document format | (X) HTML | (X) HTML or any other valid MIME document type , such as OpenDocument . | ||
| Context | Page. | A page, email attachment, or client application of any other kind. | ||
| Viewer | Browser | Browser or MIME compatible application. |
Example
A PDF document requested via SFTP or SMTP protocols, for example, will be a web document , but not a web page .
Motivation
The selection of web documents as a separate entity is underlined by the fact that not all content generated by web template systems , web services and the like systems are web pages.