RESTful
See also: restful
English
editEtymology
editFrom REST + -ful, punningly on restful.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editRESTful (not comparable)
- (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
andOrdersService
applications.