Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

webhook

/ˈwɛb.hʊk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: web-hook
IPA: /ˈwɛb.hʊk/

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"Webhooks are the most widely used approach for solving the event delivery challenge (see section 1.2.3) and realizing events in combination with REST APIs."

Etymology

From web + hook, coined by Jeff Lindsay in 2007 from the computer programming term hook.

Inflected Forms

webhooks (plural)

Synonyms

reverse API

Questions

How do you pronounce webhook?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɛb.hʊk/.
What does webhook mean?: 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.
Where does webhook come from?: From web + hook, coined by Jeff Lindsay in 2007 from the computer programming term hook.

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