ASP.NET defines an application as the sum of all files, pages, handlers, modules, and executable code that can be invoked or run in the scope of a given virtual directory (and its subdirectories) on a Web application server. For example, an "order" application might be published in the "/order" virtual directory on a Web server computer. For IIS the virtual directory can be set up in the Internet Services Manager; it contains all subdirectories, unless the subdirectories are virtual directories themselves. Each ASP.NET Framework application on a Web server is executed within a unique .NET Framework application domain, which guarantees class isolation (no versioning or naming conflicts), security sandboxing (preventing access to certain machine or network resources), and static variable isolation.
