December 22nd, 2003, 05:57 PM
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web service - 1. A Web service is a software system identified by a URI, whose public interfaces and bindings are defined and described using XML. Its definition can be discovered by other software systems. These systems may then interact with the Web service in a manner prescribed by its definition, using XML based messages conveyed by Internet protocols. 2. A collection of EndPoints. [WSD Reqs] from www.ncipher.com/investors/glossary.php
In laymans terms: You write some code (the service) which runs on a webserver, allowing people to connect to your service. The data transfered between the machines is in XML format.
E.g. Amazon has a webservice, which allows people to connect to them, and access their product data base. Check it out: http://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.htm...59?node=3435361
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