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What is the difference between Basis and the Application Server?

Basis is part of the application server. But, think of Basis as the foundation of the SAP system. "Basis" has to do with the installation and configuration of components that make the system work. About the ABAP/4 language: programs are compiled to a program code that runs interpretively. The compilation process is referred as "generation".