<s>
Remote	B-Language
Application	I-Language
Platform	I-Language
(	O
RAP	O
,	O
formerly	O
Rich	B-Language
Ajax	I-Language
Platform	I-Language
)	O
Project	O
is	O
an	O
open-source	B-Application
software	I-Application
project	O
under	O
the	O
Eclipse	B-Application
Technology	O
Project	O
which	O
aims	O
to	O
enable	O
software	O
developers	O
to	O
build	O
Ajax-enabled	O
rich	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
applications	I-Application
by	O
using	O
the	O
Eclipse	B-Application
development	O
model	O
,	O
plugins	O
and	O
a	O
Java-only	O
application	B-Application
programming	I-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
API	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
considered	O
a	O
counterpart	O
for	O
web	O
development	O
to	O
the	O
Rich	B-Architecture
Client	I-Architecture
Platform	I-Architecture
(	O
RCP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
API	B-Application
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
RCP	O
so	O
developers	O
who	O
know	O
RCP	O
can	O
reuse	O
extant	O
knowledge	O
.	O
</s>
