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representational state transfer

representational state transfer noun: a way of providing interoperability between computer systems on the Internet based on textual representations of Web resources and a predefined set of stateless operations.

Noun

representational state transfer (usually uncountable, plural representational state transfers)

  1. (usually) A way of providing interoperability between computer systems on the Internet based on textual representations of Web resources and a predefined set of stateless operations.
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Synonyms of representational state transfer

Forms of representational state transfer

pluralrepresentational state transfers

Origin of representational state transfer

Coined by American computer scientist Roy Fielding in 2000.

Questions about representational state transfer

What does representational state transfer mean?
Representational state transfer means a way of providing interoperability between computer systems on the Internet based on textual representations of Web resources and a predefined set of stateless operations.
What part of speech is representational state transfer?
Representational state transfer is a noun.
What is the plural of representational state transfer?
The plural of representational state transfer is representational state transfers.

Words near representational state transfer in the dictionary

  1. representation theories
  2. representation theorist
  3. representation theorists
  4. representation theory
  5. representational
  6. representational state transfer
  7. representational state transfers
  8. representationalism
  9. representationalisms
  10. representationalist
  11. representationalistic

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