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The term web service refers to a web-accessible application that performs some action based on a request from a client. For these entities to communicate, an agreed upon language, or communication protocol, must be used. The first web services used the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), which is an XML-based messaging protocol. Although SOAP is effective, it is often perceived as being a heavyweight and difficult to use.
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© 2011 Tim Fox, John Edward Scott, and Scott Spendolini
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Fox, T., Scott, J.E., Spendolini, S. (2011). Web Services. In: Pro Oracle Application Express 4. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-3495-1_13
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