Glossary

Binary Protocol

A communication protocol that encodes data in a compact binary format to improve transmission efficiency and processing performance.

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Related terms

Protocol BuffersProtobuf

A language- and platform-neutral mechanism developed by Google for serializing structured data.

MessagePack

A compact binary serialization format for exchanging structured data efficiently between applications and services.

gRPCgRPC

A high-performance remote procedure call (RPC) framework that uses Protocol Buffers for interface definition and data serialization, enabling efficient, strongly typed communication between distributed applications and services.

Data Serialization

The process of converting data structures or objects into a structured format for storage, transmission, or exchange between systems.

Streaming Protocol

A network protocol designed for continuous real-time data transmission between clients and servers with minimal latency.

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