"webhook" meaning in All languages combined

See webhook on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈwɛb.hʊk/ Forms: webhooks [plural]
Etymology: From web + hook, coined by Jeff Lindsay in 2007 from the computer programming term hook. Etymology templates: {{af|en|web|hook}} web + hook, {{coined|en|Jeff Lindsay|in=2007|nobycat=1|nocap=1|w=-}} coined by Jeff Lindsay in 2007 Head templates: {{en-noun}} webhook (plural webhooks)
  1. (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. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet Synonyms: reverse API Translations (Translations): Webhook [masculine] (German)

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