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Chapter 23. Working with HTTPService and XML > Using RPC and REST Architectures
23.1. Using RPC and REST Architectures
RPC and REST are acronyms that represent architectural styles. Unlike SOAP and AMF (Action Message Format), which are implemented by the other RPC components, RPC and REST are more like design patterns: They describe ways in which successful Web-based applications have been designed in the past.
23.1.1. Understanding the Representational State Transfer architecture
REST stands for Representational State Transfer, and it represents a software architecture or design pattern that can be implemented with numerous client-based and server-based platforms for the Web. A "RESTful" architecture enables a local client system to retrieve resources stored in a remote system without necessarily requiring a remote dynamic application server.
