Terms Related to Web Services
The following terms were introduced in Chapter 1. I’m repeating them here for quick reference. These are terms that you will encounter frequently when working with Web Services.
XML— Extensible Markup Language. XML is a flexible text-based format originally derived from SGML for the purpose of electronic publishing. XML’s richness and self-defining format make it ideal for use in passing messages between Web Service consumers and servers.
SOAP— Simple Object Access Protocol. SOAP is the protocol for Web Services based on the XML standard for invoking remote procedure calls over the Internet/intranet. SOAP specifies the format of the request/response and the format of parameters passed in the request/response. SOAP ...
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