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Middleware
Quick Definition
Software processing requests between OS and applications
Full Definition
Software sitting between operating systems and applications processing requests and responses.
Examples
authentication middleware, logging, CORS, compression
Related Terms
express
pipeline
request-processing
More Backend Terms
Message Queue
System for asynchronous service communication via messages
RabbitMQ
Open-source message broker for reliable async messaging
Authorization
Determining what resources a user can access
API Versioning
Maintaining multiple API versions for backward compatibility
Load Balancing
Distributing traffic across multiple backend servers
Dead Letter Queue
Queue for messages that fail processing after retries