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rest

noun

  1. remainder; part that is left over
L1531340 on Wikidata ↗

verb

  1. to cease exertion
  2. to rely on, be imposed or vested
L3747 on Wikidata ↗

noun

  1. 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)
  2. relief from exertion; state of relaxation
  3. physical concept of being stationary with respect to a frame of reference
L5399 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɹɛst/

name

  1. Acronym of Revised Extended Standard Theory.

noun

  1. 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.

  1. To arrest.