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Quick Answer

endpoint (aka web resource) is digital content returned by a server that is referenced by a URL. The source of this content could be anything: a text file, a PDF document, a database row, or a combination of content derived from different sources is the URI that references an accessible resource on a server. In the context of web APIs, an endpoint references a specific request handler programmed to return the resource.

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