Example: Service-oriented architecture
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Service-oriented architecture (SOA) is not a technology

SOA is a set of architecture principles.

A service registers with a known registry. A consumer queries the registry for services of a certain type. It selects one of the service providers returned from the query. The consumer and provider may create some type of contract in the form of properties that each agree to. This happens automatically. The consumer "binds" to that provider. It then uses the API of the service to compute. 

 

SOAP is used as the main protocol for communication between consumer and provider.
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