Explain selenium webdriver and its architecture

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Selenium WebDriver is a tool used for automating web application testing. It provides a programming interface to interact with web elements.

Selenium WebDriver is a popular open-source tool for automating web browsers.
It allows testers to write test scripts in programming languages like Java, Python, etc.
The architecture of Selenium WebDriver consists of client libraries, JSON wire protocol, browser drivers, and browsers.
Client libraries provide methods to interact with web elements and perform actions like click, type, etc.
JSON wire protocol is used to communicate between client libraries and browser drivers.
Browser drivers act as intermediaries between client libraries and browsers, translating commands into browser-specific actions.
Browsers like Chrome, Firefox, etc., are used to execute the test scripts on web applications.

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