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 <para>This chapter provides you with a comprehensive view about applications in Social, including:</para>
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      <listitem>
        <para>
          <emphasis role="bold">
            <link linkend="SOCref.Portlets">Portlets</link>
          </emphasis> </para>
          <para>Functions of all porlets used in Social.</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          <emphasis role="bold">
            <link linkend="SOCref.List_Of_Gadget_in_Social">Gadgets</link>
          </emphasis> </para>
          <para>Functions and Used REST services of all gadgets used in Social.</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
  <para>These applications are packaged as Web application archives (WARs).
  </para>
  <para>Also, you can specify the package of each portlet and gadget and its available preferences that allow you to extend the configuration choices for standard preferences.
  </para>
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