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What is Application Programming Interface (API)
1.
Routines developed to allow two software programs to communicate with each other.
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It simplify software development and innovation by enabling
application
s to exchange data and functionality easily and securely.
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3.
The
interface
covers a set of routines, protocols, and tools in order to run software
application
s. Chiefly, an
API
defines a specification for the
interface
s used by software components and indicates how software parts should communicate with each other through allowing transfer of data between
application
s. The
interface
consists of items for routines, data structures, object classes, and variables. These specifications enable other programmers to use components of existing software, allowing for faster and more reliable software development.
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4.
Definitions, protocols and tools that determine the way various
application
s interact with each other.
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5.
A set of standardized requests that allow different computer programs to communicate with each other.
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6.
An
API
specifies how software components interact in terms of its operations, inputs, outputs, and underlying types in a way that is independent of their respective implementations.
API
s allows software developers to build programs as a set of building blocks whose functionality is provided by their corresponding
API
s.
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7.
Is a software intermediary that allows software to talk to each other.
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8.
A set of functions that allows building and integrating
application
s’ software.
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9.
It is an intermediate software that enables two
application
s to speak to each other. You're using an
API
any time while using an app like Facebook, sending an instant message, or monitoring the weather on your screen. As a consumer, you just observe one
interface
; however, in the background, numerous
application
s are cooperating utilizing
API
s.
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10.
A set of uniform
programming interface
s for building software and
application
s.
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11.
Set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software
application
s used to communicate with an operating system, databases, or communications protocols.
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12.
A collection of
programming
routines and standards for accessing a software
application
or web-based platform. An
API
is created when a software company intends for other software developers to develop products associated with its service.
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13.
API
is a set of data structures, routines, and any other
programming
elements that allow developers to use some part of the system software.
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A set of declarations of the functions (or procedures) that an operating system, library or service provides to support requests made by computer programs.
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15.
The
interface
to a library of language-specific subroutines, for instance a graphics library that implement higher level graphics functions.
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16.
A type of software
interface
which enables the exchange of data between systems.
API
s generally follow a set of standards documented in an
API
specification, which provides a user with instructions of how to build or use the
API
connection.
API
s are frequently used with web
application
s to share large amounts of data for public use.
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17.
A software product that allows two
application
s to talk to each other. Traditionally used to link on premise business
application
s, now of new significance in the cloud environment.
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18.
A set of definitions that enable reuse of software code to control and enable access to hardware and software resources; in particular, a clearly defined method for one software program to interact with the other.
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19.
A set of features that allows an automated access of an
application
or service.
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20.
This is an intermediary software which allows two or more
application
s to talk to each other.
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21.
Is a specification for interacting with software libraries or systems.
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22.
A software service that allows two programmes to transmit data between each other. Allows to access other company’s data or software to enhance functionality and features in another app without having to create it from scratch.
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23.
A mechanism for web-based software platforms to exchange data without requiring manual human per-exchange input or initiation.
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