application programming interface

Software interface between computers and/or programs

Conceptcomputer science term academic discipline field of studyQ165194

Instance of: computer science term
, academic discipline
, field of study
+1 more
Subclass of: computer interface
, computing platform
, communication protocol

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An application programming interface (API) is a connection between computers or between computer programs. It is a type of software interface, offering a service to other pieces of software. A document or standard that describes how to build such a connection or interface is called an API specification. A computer system that meets this standard is said to implement or expose an API. The term API may refer either to the specification or to the implementation.

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Short name: API
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1.clarin.eu/glossaryRetrieved 2020-07-12
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Name: Application Programming Interface
Field of work: computer science
computer programming
software development
Used by: programmer
Has use: encapsulation
Facet of: computer science
software engineering
big data
Has characteristic: type of API

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