rest
noun
- remainder; part that is left over
verb
- to cease exertion
- to rely on, be imposed or vested
noun
- interval of silence in a piece of music, marked by a rest symbol indicating the length of the pause (each rest symbol and name corresponds with a particular note value for length, indicating how long the silence should last)
- relief from exertion; state of relaxation
- physical concept of being stationary with respect to a frame of reference
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɹɛst/
name
- Acronym of Revised Extended Standard Theory.
noun
- Acronym of representational state transfer.
“Coding a REST API has never felt right to me. I believe that REST APIs should be designed and configured, but not coded.”
verb
Etymology: Aphetic form of arrest.
- To arrest.