SOA meaning in Information Technology ?

Answer:

What is Service-Oriented Architecture mean?

In software engineering, service-oriented architecture (SOA) is an architectural style that supports service orientation. By consequence, it is as well applied in the field of software design where services are provided to the other components by application components, through a communication protocol over a network. A service is a discrete unit of functionality that can be accessed remotely and acted upon and updated independently, such as retrieving a credit card statement online. SOA is also intended to be independent of vendors, products and technologies.

Service orientation is a way of thinking in terms of services and service-based development and the outcomes of services.

A service has four properties according to one of many definitions of SOA:

It logically represents a repeatable business activity with a specified outcome.It is self-contained.It is a black box for its consumers, meaning the consumer does not have to be aware of the service's inner workings.It may be composed of other services.

Different services can be used in conjunction as a service mesh to provide the functionality of a large software application, a principle SOA shares with modular programming. Service-oriented architecture integrates distributed, separately maintained and deployed software components. It is enabled by technologies and standards that facilitate components' communication and cooperation over a network, especially over an IP network.

SOA is related to the idea of an application programming interface (API), an interface or communication protocol between different parts of a computer program intended to simplify the implementation and maintenance of software. An API can be thought of as the service, and the SOA the architecture that allows the service to operate.

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State Oceanic Administration	Academic & Science
Spin Orbit Anti-parallel	Academic & Science
Student Organization Accounts	Academic & Science
Spin Orbit Anti	Academic & Science
Services Oriented Architecture	Academic & Science
Service Orientated Architecture	Academic & Science
Same Old Architecture	Academic & Science
Society of Anaesthetists	Academic & Science
Society of Archivists	Academic & Science
Simon Oswald Architecture	Academic & Science
Statement of Activity	Accounts and Finance
Statement of Account	Accounts and Finance
Soc Trang	Airport Code
Southern Africa Fund, Inc.	Business
Subaru Of America	Business
Statement Of Accounts	Business
Ships On the Air	Community
School Of Americas	Community
Support Oakland Artists	Community
Society Of Actuaries	Community
Superior Officers Association	Community
School Of the Arts	Community
Semiconductor Optical Amplifier	Computer and Networking
Sun Online Account	Computing
Service Of Architecture	Computing
Service Order Activator	Computing
Start Of Authentication	Computing
Single Chip Optical Amplifier	Computing
Sysops Administrator	Computing
Safe Operating Area	Computing
Sons Of Aiur	General
Service Oriented Architectures	General
Springs Over Axles	General
Socially Oriented Activities	General
State Of Alert	General
Structure Of Arrays	General
Simplify Our Assumptionsbrain	General
Simplify Our Assumptions	General
Sons of Anarchy	General
Service Oriented	General
Servant of Allah	General
Stimulus Onset Asynchronies	General
Simple Organic Airy	General
Single Outcome Agreement	General
Seal of Approval	General
Seattle Outdoor Adventurers	General
Sales Order Acknowledgement	General
Special Opportunity Areas	General
Savages of Air	General
Service of Architectures	General
Start-Off Assist	General
Stationary Object Alert	General
Scrambler Owners Association	General
Shelby Owners Association	General
Seguro Obligatorio de Automotores	General
The School Of Assassins	Governmental
State Of Affairs	Governmental
Society Of Assassins	Governmental
Source Of Authority	Governmental
School Of The Americas	Governmental
Special Operations Alliance	Governmental
Spring Over Axle	Governmental
Start Of Authoritative	Governmental
Sustainable Ocean Alliance	Governmental
Special Operations Area	Governmental
Slipper Orchid Alliance	Governmental
SANOSRA	Indian Railway Station
Service-Oriented Architecture	Information Technology
Seksueel Overdraagbare Aandoening	International
Stimulus Onset Asynchrony	Jobs
Save Our Animals	Medical
Sulphate Of Ammonia	Medical
Schedule Of Accommodation	Medical
Secondary Organic Aerosol	Medical
Spinal Opioid Anaesthesia	Medical
Statement Of Accountability	Medical
Super Output Areas	Medical
Swelling Of Ankles	Medical
Shortness of Air (replaces "SOB" -- shortness of breath -- in some records)	Medical
Symptoms of asthma	Medical
Southern Orthopaedic Association	Medical
Separate Operating Agency	Military and Defence
Special Operations Aviation	Military and Defence
Speed of Advance	Military and Defence
Status of Action	Military and Defence
Sustained Operations Ashore	Military and Defence
Soldiers of Agony	Military and Defence
Start of Authority	Military and Defence
Special Operations Aircraft	Military and Defence
Server of Authority	Networking
Spin Orbit Axis	Physics Related
State of Alaska	Regional
Stone Oak Athletics	Sports
Sports Outreach America	Sports
Service Order Administration	Telecommunication