Application Programming Interface (api)
nounid
4738·updated May 18, 2026verified
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
- plural
- Application Programming Interface (api)s
- possessive
- Application Programming Interface (api)'s
- pluralpossessive
- 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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