A set of routines, protocols and tools referred to as "building blocks" used in business application software development. Scope Notes: A good API makes it easier to develop a program by pro [..]

Also known as API Definition A set of instructions by which an application program (a complete program that performs a specific function directly for the user) can access the computer's operating [..]

A collection of specifications used to access a service, application, or program. Includes service calls, required parameters for each call, and the expected return values.

A set of functions, classes, protocols, and other components that define how pieces of software should interact with each other.

In Ensembl: Written in Perl, a series of APIs act as a middle layer that can be used to directly interface with the Ensembl databases. http://www.ensembl.org/info/docs/api/index.html

A collection of commands and protocols used to interact with an operating system, device, or specific software component. In IoT, an API lets the developer access the functionality of a device or sensor, such as a thermometer’s readings. APIs can be public or restricted to authorized users only.

A specific method prescribed by a computer operating system or application program so that the application program can make requests of the operating system or another application.

A source code interface that a computer system or program library provides in order to support requests for services to be made of it by other computer programs, and/or to allow data to be exchanged.

An API is a protocol created to allow separate software solutions to communicate over a relatively simple interface. Developers will often use APIs to connect or integrate systems and services.

A set of guidelines, tools and standards that allows other programmers to build or alter an application.

A way for computers to talk to hardware or software platforms in a less complicated way. Third parties use other company’s API platforms as a point of integration.

An interface definition that permits invoking services from application programs without knowing details of their internal implementation.

Rules and guidelines that tell you what you can and cannot do within a framework.  Put simply, an API is one piece of software that asks another program to perform a service.

A collection of code that allows computer programmers to speed up the process of creating software applications. The main advantage from using APIs comes from the fact that they usually contain many r [..]

A set of programming standards and tools that third-party or internal developers can use to interact with a software application. cPanel, Inc. provides several APIs that you can use to customize and integrate with cPanel, WHM, and Manage2. For more information, read our Software Development Kit documentation.

 (Application Programming Interface) An API is a set of commands, functions, and protocols which programmers can use when building software for a specific operating system. The API allows programmers to use predefined functions to interact with the operating system, instead of writing them from scratch.  

An application programming interface (API) is a software program that facilitates interaction with other software programs. An API allows a programmer to interact with an application using a collectio [..]

An application programming interface (API), in the context of Java, is a collection of prewritten packages, classes, and interfaces with their respective methods, fields and constructors. Similar to a [..]

An API is a set of specifications used by an application program to communicate and share data with other applications. These are often published as a set of documents by the software vendor. By lever [..]

An interface definition that permits invoking services from application programs without knowing details of their internal implementation.

An API defines the calling conventions and other information needed for one software module (typically an application program) to utilize the services provided by another software module. MPI is an AP [..]

A formalized set of software calls and routines that can be referenced by an application program in order to access supporting system or network services.

In computer programming, an application programming interface (API) is a set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications.

A set of procedures, protocols and tools that specify the canonical interaction of one or more program parts; how, when and why they do work together, and what data they share or operate on.

The source-level external interface that a library or operating system provides for other programs to use. See also: Application Binary Interface (API)

A document interface that allows software applications to interact with other applications. For an example the Twitter API.

A set of definitions that you can make use of in writing programs. In the context of Java, these are the packages, classes, and interfaces that can be used to build complex applications without having [..]

<computer programming> (API, or "application programming interface") The interface (calling conventions) by which an application program accesses operating system and other services. An API is defined at source code level and provides a level of abstraction between the application and the kernel (or other privileged utilities) to en [..]

The integration interfaces proprietary to a party which relate to that party’s core software that outlines the routines, data structure, object classes and protocols.

API is a software interface that formats requests from an application software to the network operating system. Telephony APIs, such as TAPI, TSAPI, and JTAPI, format requests from application software to a telephone system such as a PBX.

A standardized interface for a software application (referred to as the “host”) that allows other software (referred to as the “client”) to access some of the host application's features. ChannelAdvisor has an API that allows partners and customers to access our data. We also use APIs from partners such as eBay, to send and receive information [..]

An API (application programming interface) is a set of specifications used to instruct technologies on how to interact with each other. For example, Fedora, the architectural foundation of the DRS, has an API that allows other programs and interfaces, like WordPress or Omeka, to access or display files stored in the DRS.

An API is a protocol created to allow separate software solutions to communicate over a relatively simple interface. Developers will often use APIs to connect or integrate systems and services.

(computing,programming) A set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications, which makes it possible for software components to interact with one another, leading to the abili [..]

application programming interface

Application Programming Interface is a set of functions that conform to conventions of a particular operating system (e.g., Windows), which allows the user to programmatically access the functionality [..]

A set of routines, data structures, object classes and/or protocols provided by libraries and/or operating system services in order to support the building of applications.