pubsub

noun

UK /ˈpʌb.sʌb/

US /ˈpʌb.sʌb/

A way for computer programs to send messages to each other without talking directly.

The chat app uses pubsub so every user gets new messages right away.

SYNONYMS

publish-subscribe message broadcasting event messaging notification system

RELATED WORDS

messaging broker topic subscriber queue

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A messaging pattern where senders publish messages to channels and receivers subscribe to those channels.

The team chose pubsub to decouple their microservices.

3. A cloud service that delivers events from one system to many listeners.

We connected the sensor data to a pubsub topic in the cloud.

4. A shorthand for a publish-subscribe library or protocol in software development.

The frontend listens to the pubsub channel for live updates.