GraphQL

An API type that supports JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)-structured queries to get the exact data needed without using multiple endpoints. [Wikipedia link]


Request-Response

One of the basic methods computers use to communicate with each other in a network, in which the first computer sends a request for some data and the second responds to the request. [Wikipedia link]


Structured Query Language (SQL)

A standard language for storing, manipulating and retrieving data in relational databases. [Wikipedia link]