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

Anagrams

• fluster, fluters, furtles