Relational state transfer

"Relational state transfer is a term coined to parallel" (representational)REST "and emphasize what data warehouse transactions on a (quasi not strictly) relational database have in common with HTTP/REST style transactions on the web. It's reasonable to use the same acronym since the Relational is a more restricted subset of the Representational:" [1]

"Like REST's requirement to extend GET, PUT, POST, DELETE operations, relational data also is restricted to "atomic" elements arbitrarily defined (in practice, usually monetary amounts, dates/times and names). Looking at all data as constructed from one basic object type is something they have in common."

"Like REST's requirement to keep state accessible to all possible participating entities in a session, relational databases require that transactions be permanent, and that once committed, the changes stick."

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