Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)

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Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

SOA

NIST SP 800-162, NIST SP 800-178, NIST SP 800-95

Definition(s):

A collection of services. These services communicate with each other. The communication can involve either simple data passing or it could involve two or more services coordinating some activity.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-95 from Open Grid Services Architecture Glossary of Terms

A set of principles and methodologies for designing and developing software in the form of interoperable services. These services are well-defined business functions that are built as software components (i.e., discrete pieces of code and/or data structures) that can be reused for different purposes.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 under service-oriented architecture
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 [Superseded] under Service-Oriented Architecture

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