What does "asp.net" mean?

Question

I know asp stands for Active Server Pages but wondering if "Active Server" means anything actually?

Answer 1

As an aside, ASP.NET isn't really an upgrade for ASP, it was just named that way to get it past corporate departments - you could sell it to your higher-ups as an "upgrade" to ASP even though it was pretty much a separate technology.

Answer 2

According to Microsoft, it refers to the ActiveX components.

Microsoft® Active Server Pages (ASP) is the server-side execution environment in Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) 3.0 that enables you to run ActiveX™ scripts and ActiveX server components on the server. By combining scripts and components, developers can create dynamic content and powerful Web-based applications easily.

Answer 3

Microsoft have used "Active" in the past for a few products, eg; Active Directory. Many other technologies that mix presentation and logic have also used X S)erver P)ages - eg: J)ava S)erver P)ages.