Force.com Streaming API Developer Guide

Getting Started with Force.com Streaming API
Introducing Streaming API
Push Technology
Bayeux Protocol, CometD, and Long Polling
Streaming API Terms
How the Client Connects
Message Reliability
Message Durability
Quick Start Using Workbench
Code Examples
Using Streaming API
Generic Streaming
Reference
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Streaming API Terms

Learn about terms used for Streaming API.
Term Description
Event The creation, update, delete, or undelete of a record. Each event might trigger a notification.
Notification A message in response to an event. The notification is sent to a channel to which one or more clients are subscribed.
PushTopic A record that you create. The essential element of a PushTopic is the SOQL query. The PushTopic defines a Streaming API channel.