API

ID: cded1c58-8381-4d04-9410-fa5e39b68f17
ROAM_ALIASES: "Application Programming Interface"
ROAM_REFS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 to implement or expose an API. The term API may refer either to the specification or to the implementation.