Application programming interface
:This article is about the computer software usage of API. For other uses, see API (disambiguation).
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An application programming interface (API) is a set of definitions of the ways one piece of computer software communicates with another. It is a method of achieving abstraction, usually (but not necessarily) between lower-level and higher-level software.
Related Topics:
Definition - Computer software - Abstraction
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| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Description |
| ► | Example APIs |
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