Internet of Things
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Device Shadow
Quick Definition
Virtual cloud representation of IoT device state
Full Definition
A virtual representation of an IoT device state in the cloud that persists even when the device is offline.
Examples
AWS IoT Device Shadow, offline state sync, twin devices
Related Terms
iot
digital-twin
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Lightweight publish-subscribe protocol for IoT communication
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Lightweight REST protocol for constrained IoT devices
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