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orchestrate (verb)

to plan and organize something carefully and sometimes secretly in order to achieve a desired result

access-restricted resource (noun)

protected resource

content or a system feature that requires specific permissions to view or use

credentials (noun)

documents, qualifications, or digital data that prove a person's identity, skills, or right to access a system

revoke (verb)

to officially cancel, take back, or undo a law, agreement, license, or privilege so that it is no longer valid or active

issue (verb)

to produce or provide something official

compatible with (adjective)

able to be used with a particular type of computer, machine, device, etc

resource owner (noun)

An entity capable of granting access to a protected resource. When the resource owner is a person, it is referred to as an end-user.

resource server (noun)

The server hosting the protected resources, capable of accepting and responding to protected resource requests using access tokens.

authorization server (noun)

The server issuing access tokens to the client after successfully authenticating the resource owner and obtaining authorization.

intermediary (noun)

someone who carries messages between people who are unwilling or unable to meet:

a set of architectural constraints (noun)

A collection of rules, limitations, or requirements that determine how a software system must be designed and built.

language-agnostic (adjective)

Not dependent on or specific to any particular programming language.

conform (verb)

to obey a law or rule

idempotent (adjective)

A PUT request is idempotent, meaning making the same request multiple times produces the same result on the server