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API

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…

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API documentation

Dispute over copyright protection for APIs

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API

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Triples160
Avg. degree1.99
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API

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related to Further reading · 27
API → APIs, Application Program Interface, Argues, Brussels, Bucher, Change, Computational Culture, Cory, February, For, Google, In, Innovation, Intense Feeling, ISSN, Maury, November, Objects, Ondrejka, Oracle
related to Web APIs · 27
API → An, APIs, Extensible Markup Language, For, HTTP, Hypertext Transfer Protocol, In, JavaScript Object Notation, JSON, Part, RDF, Resource Description Framework, REST, ROA, Search API, Semantic Web, Simple Object Access Protocol, SOA, SOAP, Twitter
related to Examples · 17
API → APIOpenCL, APIOpenMP API, ASPI, Carbon, CPUs, Fortran, GPUsOpenGL, MacintoshDirectX, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft WindowsEHLLAPIJava APIsODBC, Microsoft WindowsOpenAL, SAPI, SCSI, SDL, Server, Simple DirectMedia Layer, Unix
related to Dispute over copyright protection for APIs · 14
API → Alsup's, Android, APIs, Appeals, Court, Federal Circuit, Google, In, Java, Java API, Judge William Alsup, OpenJDK, Oracle, Oracle Corporation
see also · 12
API → APIOpen Service Interface DefinitionsParsingPluginRAML, APIsMicroservicesName, Comparison, CORBA, DOM, Foreign, Interface, Object Model, Object Request Broker Architecture, SDK, Software, Web APIWeb
related to history · 9
API → British, David Wheeler, EDSAC, Maurice Wilkes, The, This, Today, Wheeler, Wilkes
related to External links · 7
API → API Case, Audio, Forrester, Google, IT, May, Oracle
related to Public API implications · 7
API → An, Beta, Changes, For, Google Guava, Java, When
related to Remote APIs · 7
API → APIs, For, Java, Java Database Connectivity API, Java Remote Method Protocol, Remote APIs, Therefore
related to Operating systems · 6
API → An API, APIs, Berkeley Software Distribution, Linux, POSIX, POSIX APIs

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apis interface software application use programming computer web term also used documentation system java example services may programmer developers data

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Lua could consist primarily of basic routines to execute codeinstance ofAn API for a procedural language0.80text
manipulate data or handle errors while an API for an object-oriented languageinstance ofAn API for a procedural language0.80text
such as Javainstance ofAn API for a procedural language0.80text
would provide a specification of classesinstance ofAn API for a procedural language0.80text
its class methods. .mw-parser-output .vanchorinstance ofAn API for a procedural language0.80text
SWIGinstance ofTools0.80text
F2PYinstance ofTools0.80text
a Fortran-to-Python interface generatorinstance ofTools0.80text
facilitate the creation of such interfaces.An API can also be related to a software frameworkinstance ofTools0.80text
Uberinstance ofvehicle for hire companies0.80text
Lyft allow approved third-party developers to directly order rides from within their appsinstance ofvehicle for hire companies0.80text
blogsinstance ofAPI documentation is traditionally found in documentation files but can also be found in social media0.80text

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