Definition - What does Web Development mean? Web development broadly refers to the tasks associated with developing websites for hosting via intranet or Internet. The Web development process includes Web design, Web content development, client-side/server-side scripting and network security configuration, among other tasks.

Web development takes into account many security considerations, such as data entry error checking through forms, filtering output, and encryption.

Malicious practices such as SQL injection can be executed by users with ill intent yet with only primitive knowledge of web development as a whole.