There are many acronyms and definitions in the world of the API so we have put together a short list containing the most used terms...
API Glossary
Rate (throttle rate) - Maximum burst rate measured over one second. |
REST - Representational State Transfer (REST) models the data as web documents, using identifying URLs and standard HTTP requests such as GET, PUT, HEAD, DELETE and POST to manipulate them. |
Representation - Data that describes the state of the resource. Usually the body of an HTTP request/response. |