Web development is the work involved in developing and create a website for the Internet or an intranet (a private network). Web development can range from developing a simple single static page and dynamic page of plain text to complex web applications, electronic businesses, and social network  and online business services.

Web development is referring to the creating, building, and maintaining of websites. It includes aspects such as web design, web publishing, web programming, and database management. It is the creation of an application that works over the internet i.e. websites.

Website development involves using code to create and maintain the core structure of a website.