Editing Application service provider (section)

{{Short description|Business providing software via the web}}

An '''application service provider''' ('''ASP''') is a business providing [[application software]] generally through the [[http|Web]].<ref>{{cite web
 | url=http://www.inc.com/magazine/20000401/18093.html
 | title=Upstarts: ASPs, ASPs Article
 | publisher=Inc.com
 | date=2000-04-01
 | access-date=2022-06-14
 | quote=An ASP hosts software applications, which its customers access over the Web instead of running them on their own computers.}}</ref> ASPs that specialize in a particular application (such as a medical billing program) may be referred to as providing [[software as a service]].