Restterm

Restterm is a term that appears in discussions of RESTful APIs and API terminology. It is not a widely adopted standard or specification, and its exact meaning depends on the context in which it is used. In many discussions, restterm functions as a placeholder label for the vocabulary of REST, including concepts such as resources, representations, statelessness, caching, HTTP methods, and hypermedia as the engine of application state (HATEOAS).

Because it is not a formal term, restterm is often encountered in informal writing, blog posts, and example documentation where authors refer to "the restterm" rather than specifying a particular concept. In some cases, it may also appear as the name of a small open-source project or internal tool; however, such uses are not standardized and vary by author.

Origin and status: restterm appears to be a portmanteau of REST and term and does not indicate a fixed definition in the REST literature. When encountered, readers should seek the surrounding context to determine whether restterm refers to a concept, a glossary entry, or a specific project.

See also: REST, RESTful API, API terminology, glossary of web api terms.