foreign function interface

Interface to call functions from other programming languages

EntityQ4392311

Also known as FFI · native interface

Subclass of: application programming interface

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A foreign function interface (FFI) is a mechanism by which a program written in one programming language can call interoperable routines or make use of services written or compiled in another one. An FFI is often used in contexts where calls are made into a binary dynamic-link library.

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Has use: programming language
interoperability characteristic of: programming language
language interoperability
Different from: language binding

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