"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less."
To me, like most people, REST means an http-based API where we use GET, POST, PUT, DELETE etc. to interact with resources. This in full understanding that under a literal interpretation of the enlightened one's (Roy Fielding's) utterances, REST mandates HATEOAS, meaning that there are only a few true REST APIs to be seen in the wild.
I also usually use the term RESTful, this seems to be a somewhat widely accepted middleground.
But that makes it hard to refer to, search for or have a discussion about real REST, the architectural style. Why use a term that means a different thing when you can just invent/use a new term describing what you want to describe. REST, as Roy Fielding defined it, is an extremely interesting concept to me and I'd love to explore it more, but good luck doing any research on it without getting flooded with countless junk about "REST" or "RESTful" APIs.
Sort of like how youtube is filled with videos about "damascus steel" which is nothing more than steel of random, irrelevant composition with certain visual pattern akin to actual damascus steel. But again, good luck finding a video about the real deal.
Same can be said about ASMR, and many other misappropriated terms people throw around for clickbait.
To me, like most people, REST means an http-based API where we use GET, POST, PUT, DELETE etc. to interact with resources. This in full understanding that under a literal interpretation of the enlightened one's (Roy Fielding's) utterances, REST mandates HATEOAS, meaning that there are only a few true REST APIs to be seen in the wild.
I also usually use the term RESTful, this seems to be a somewhat widely accepted middleground.