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EntityQ287539· pop 31· linked from 132 articles

Also known as HTML form, webform, online form, digital form, electronic form, e-form, input form

input fields on a web page

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Encyclopedic overview

A webform, web form or HTML form on a web page allows a user to enter data that is sent to a server for processing. Forms can resemble paper or database forms because web users fill out the forms using checkboxes, radio buttons, or text fields. For example, forms can be used to enter shipping or credit card data to order a product, or can be used to retrieve search results from a search engine.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “web form” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.