What does WEB-INF stand for in a Java web application?

As far as I know "INF" stands for Information like you said. It was probably named WEB-INF to be similar to the META-INF directory in . Jar files.

Sometimes the meaning of a directory changes over time, to the point it no longer makes sense. For example, bin directories in Unix/Linix often contain non-binary "executable" files, such as scripts.

I believe it's really named WEB-INF to mirror the META-INF directory in a jar file, which contains meta information. I do see what you mean about it being as much about executables as "information" but the main point is that it doesn't contain the documents of the application.

I'm tempted to delete. ) – Jon Skeet Mar 28 '09 at 16:20.

I think, the only logical definition is WEB-INF is mirror of META-INF. Naming is really important for beginners and if it is confusing then the subject is getting harder to understand.

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