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title: "How does XAP work?"  
description: "How does XAP work?"  
author: "John Smith"  
published: 2011-05-13  
updated: 2020-09-16  
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category: "silverlight"  
tags: ["silverlight"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How does XAP work?

Once you have created the .xap file (explained below), the Silverlight 2 plug-in downloads the file and runs it in a separate work space.

## Answers

### Answer by John Smith

Once you have created the .xap file (explained below), the Silverlight 2 plug-in downloads the file and runs it in a separate work space.


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