"webhook" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwɛb.hʊk/ Forms: webhooks [plural]
Etymology: Compound web + hook, coined first by Jeff Lindsay in 2007 from the computer programming term hook. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|web|hook}} web + hook, {{m|en|hook}} hook 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. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet Translations (method of augmenting or altering the behavior of a Web application or a Web page using custom callbacks): WebHook [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-webhook-en-noun-VnYEvkIY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for webhook meaning in English (1.6kB)

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