Universal Description Discovery and Integration (UDDI) is a platform-independent standard technology for Web-based business registries. The purpose of UDDI is to create a worldwide, standardized directory for web services whereby service providers can register their services and users can discover them. Some synonyms for UDDI include Universal Service Discovery Protocol(USD), universal business registry, and Web services discovery. These synonyms pertain to the same function and purpose as UDDI. The idea behind these terms is to provide a common gateway to access web services. Whether it is called UDDI, USD, or something else, the primary objective remains the same: to facilitate an efficient discovery process for developers looking for web service components.