restful

comparative more restful · superlative most restful

1. peaceful; having a peaceful aspect

   After a hard day, Sue found the beauty of the park especially restful.

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   'And are you trembling still, dear? Then let me take your hand; And I will lead you outward To a sweet and restful land.

   1898, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Passing (poem)

2. restorative; aiding rest

   A restful night's sleep mended his spirits.

3. alternativecomputingAlternative form of RESTful.

1. not comparablecomputingUsing REST (representational state transfer).

   In this chapter, we'll build a RESTful web service on top of the MoviesService and OrdersService applications.

   2008, Dan Chak, Enterprise Rails, page 279

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   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.

   2005, David Paul Megginson, Imperfect XML: Rants, Raves, Tips, and Tricks, page 124