Possible Duplicate:What is REST (in simple English) What does RESTful web applications mean?A web service is a function that can be accessed by other programs over the web (Http). To clarify a bit, when you create a website in PHP that outputs HTML its target is the browser and by extension the human being reading the page in the browser. A web service is not targeted at humans but rather at other programs.SOAP and REST are two ways of creating WebServices. Correct me if i am wrong?What are other ways i can create a WebService?What does it mean fully RESTful web Application?
What does RESTful web applications mean?
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