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Korean slang profile

REST

rest

Architectural constraints for distributed communication

Architectural constraints followed in designing communication in distributed systems, including handling resources through a defined interface.

Expanded form
Representational State TransferRepresentational State Transfer
Other spellings
레스트
Earliest source found
2007
Documented trend period
Not verified

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

  • Example by Julimmal

    API 설계가 REST의 원칙을 따르는지 살폈다.

    I examined whether the API design followed REST principles.

02Documented history

  1. 2007The 2007 material introduced the spelling and usage context of “REST”.[1]

03Origin & word formation

It takes the initial letters of Representational State Transfer. The expansion in a 2007 abbreviation table was compared with the design-principle explanation in a web-technology glossary. Use earlier than the checked sources and the original creator have not been verified.

Evidence for the origin explanationHigh

The independent spelling, meaning, expanded form, and date in the sources were directly compared. The survey grouping of 2007 does not establish the year of origin or first popularity.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

  1. 모바일 웹 2.0과 모바일OK 표준화 동향 — 전자통신동향분석 22권 6호, 84~95쪽 (한국전자통신연구원)Published 2007Original source checked Nov 14, 2026
  2. REST — MDN 용어집 (MDN)Original source checked Nov 14, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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