RESTful

See also: restful

English

Etymology

From REST +‎ -ful, punningly on restful.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɛs(t)fʊl/, /ˈɹɛs(t)f(ə)l/
  • Hyphenation: REST‧ful

Adjective

RESTful (not comparable)

  1. (computing) Using REST (representational state transfer).
    • 2005, David Paul Megginson, Imperfect XML: Rants, Raves, Tips, and Tricks, page 124:
      The RESTafarians — or REST zealots — are probably right that a RESTful approach is best for retrieving information, but it is obviously inappropriate whenever the remote procedure call has side effects.
    • 2008, Dan Chak, Enterprise Rails, page 279:
      In this chapter, we'll build a RESTful web service on top of the MoviesService and OrdersService applications.

Derived terms

  • RESTfulness

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