URL Router

Definitions

1. The component of a web framework or server that matches an incoming request's URL path (and often its HTTP method) against a set of registered route patterns to dispatch the request to the correct handler function. Routers typically support path parameters, wildcards, and middleware attachment.

   In plain English: The part of a web application that looks at the address you visited and decides which piece of code should handle your request.

   Example: "The router matches '/users/:id/posts' and passes the id param into the controller so we know which user's posts to fetch."

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• API Gateway
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• MVC
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• Route Middleware
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