Etymology

From REST +‎ -fulCategory:English adjectives suffixed with -ful#RESTFUL, punningly on restful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛs(t)fʊl/, /ˈɹɛs(t)f(ə)l/Category:English 2-syllable words#RESTFULCategory:English 2-syllable words#RESTFULCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#RESTFUL
• Hyphenation: REST‧ful

Adjective

RESTful (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#RESTFULCategory:English adjectives#RESTFULCategory:English uncomparable adjectives#RESTFULCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#RESTFULCategory:Pages with entries#RESTFULCategory:Pages with 1 entry#RESTFUL

1. (computingCategory:en:Computing#RESTFUL) 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.

     Category:English terms with quotations#RESTFUL

   • 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.

     Category:English terms with quotations#RESTFUL

Anagrams

• fluster, fluters, furtles