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Application Programming Interface (api)

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a software contract between the application and client, expressed as a collection of methods or functions. . . it defines the available functions you can execute; . . . the intermediary interface between the client and the application.

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Variants

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Application Programming Interface (api)s
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Application Programming Interface (api)'s
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Application Programming Interface (api)s'

Framework definitions

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a software contract between the application and client, expressed as a collection of methods or functions. . . it defines the available functions you can execute; . . . the intermediary interface between the client and the application.

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