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title: "What is the difference between WPF and Silverlight?"  
description: "What is the difference between WPF and Silverlight?"  
author: "Chris Anderson"  
published: 2011-09-17  
updated: 2020-09-18  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/1257/what-is-the-difference-between-wpf-and-silverlight  
category: "silverlight"  
tags: ["silverlight"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is the difference between WPF and Silverlight?

Silverlight and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) are two different products from Microsoft, but have lot of overlap. Silverlight is a subset of WPF in terms of features and functionality.

## Answers

### Answer by Chris Anderson

Silverlight and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) are two different products from Microsoft, but have lot of overlap. Silverlight is a subset of WPF in terms of features and functionality.


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