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What is the difference between REST and HTTP protocols?

Asked 2011-03-27T11:53:31.693
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What is the REST protocol and what does it differ from HTTP protocol ?

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REST is not a protocol, it is a generalized architecture for describing a stateless, caching client-server distributed-media platform. A REST architecture can be implemented using a number of different communication protocols, though HTTP is by far the most common.

answered 2011-03-27T11:59:57.080

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