SharePointer

SharePoint is a web application framework and platform developed by Microsoft. First launched in 2001

 SharePoint integrates intranet, content management, and document management, but recent versions have broader capabilities

SharePoint was created as a platform from Microsoft to host company data and present it in a way that would make it more accessible and effective to all users across an organization

Organizations use SharePoint to create rich, web-based applications that interact with other systems in the company

Download Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Start building a new class of apps that extend and personalize the way you create and consume information within Office and SharePoint. There's no need to setup your environment, we do it for you; sign up for Office 365 for Developers. Web Applications Build apps using familiar widely adopted languages such as HTML, JavaScript, OAuth, and REST/Odata and your favorite web development tools with an open cloud app model. Hosted in the cloud Host your app on any platform to get the flexibility and scalability you need, and distribute it publically or internally. Interacting with Office and SharePoint Interact with content in Office documents and SharePoint using web technologies such as HTML and JavaScript.

it isn’t any one software program but rather a platform for several different kinds of programs