Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

JavaServer Pages
     
         (JSP) A freely available
        specification for extending the {Java Servlet} {API} to
        generate dynamic {web pages} on a {web server}.  The JSP
        specification was written by industry leaders as part of the
        Java development program.
     
        JSP assists developers in creating {HTML} or {XML} pages that
        combine static (fixed) page templates with dynamic content.
        Separating the {user interface} from content generation allows
        page designers to change the page layout without having to
        rewrite program code.  JSP was designed to be simpler than
        pure servlets or {CGI} {scripting}.
     
        JSP uses XML-like tags and scripts written in Java to generate
        the page content.  HTML or XML formatting {tags} are passed
        back to the client.  Application logic can live on the server,
        e.g. in {JavaBeans}.
     
        JSP is a {cross-platform} alternative to {Microsoft's} {Active
        Server Pages}, which only runs in {IIS} on {Windows NT}.
     
        Applications written to the JSP specification can be run on
        compliant web servers, and web servers such as {Apache},
        {Netscape Enterprise Server}, and Microsoft {IIS} that have
        had Java support added.  JSP should soon be available on
        {Unix}, {AS/400}, and {mainframe} platforms.
     
        {JavaServer Pages (http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/)}.
     
        {Infoworld Article
        (http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayStory.pl?99063.ecjsp.htm)}.
     
        (1999-11-28)