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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