webhook en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈwɛb.hʊk/
Etymology
From web + hook, coined by Jeff Lindsay in 2007 from the computer programming term hook.
Meanings
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(Internet) A method of augmenting or altering the behavior of a web application or a web page using custom callbacks, usually triggered by some external event.
Webhooks are the most widely used approach for solving the event delivery challenge (see section 1.2.3) and realizing events in combination with REST APIs.
2017, Matthias Biehl, Webhooks – Events for RESTful APIs, API-University Press, →ISBN, page 35:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| webhooks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (2)
ru вебхук (Translations) · de Webhook (Translations)