In Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition, a web container "implements the web component contract of the J2EE architecture". This contract specifies a runtime environment for web components that includes security, concurrency, life-cycle management, transaction, deployment, and other services. A web container provides the same services as a JSP container as well as a federated view of the J2EE platform APIs. Examples of web containers are:
- Sun Java System Application Server
- Sun Java System Web Server
- Tomcat for Java WSDP
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_container
