An application programming interface (API) is a connection between computers or between computer programs. It is a type of software interface, offering...
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up API or api in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An API, or application programming interface, is any defined inter-program interface. API or api may...
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Look up Apis or apis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Apis or APIS may refer to: Apis (deity), an ancient Egyptian god Apis (Greek mythology), several...
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The Windows API, informally WinAPI, is the foundational application programming interface (API) that allows a computer program to access the features of...
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A web API is an application programming interface (API) for either a web server or a web browser. As a web development concept, it can be related to a...
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Petroleum Institute gravity, or API gravity, is a measure of how heavy or light a petroleum liquid is compared to water: if its API gravity is greater than 10...
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An API writer is a technical writer who writes documents that describe an application programming interface (API). The primary audience includes programmers...
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programming interface (API) key is a secret unique identifier used to authenticate and authorize a user, developer, or calling program to an API. Cloud computing...
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An API well number or API number is a "unique, permanent, numeric identifier" assigned to each well drilled for oil and gas in the United States. The API...
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Crypto API may refer to: Crypto API (Linux) Microsoft CryptoAPI This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Crypto API. If an internal...
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REST (redirect from RESTful API)
although this term is more commonly associated with the design of HTTP-based APIs and what are widely considered best practices regarding the "verbs" (HTTP...
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Shim (computing) (redirect from API shim)
computer programming, a shim is a library that transparently intercepts API calls and changes the arguments passed, handles the operation itself or redirects...
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An open API (often referred to as a public API) is a publicly available application programming interface that provides developers with programmatic access...
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Sangeang Api (Gunung Api or Gunung Sangeang) is an active complex volcano on the island of Sangeang [fr] in Indonesia. It consists of two volcanic cones...
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graphic and compute shader API created by Apple, debuting in iOS 8. Metal combines functions similar to OpenGL and OpenCL in one API. It is intended to improve...
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Since APIs lack a GUI, API testing is performed at the message layer. API testing is now considered critical for automating testing because APIs serve...
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Carbon is one of two primary C-based application programming interfaces (APIs) that were developed by Apple for the Mac OS X operating system. Carbon provided...
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is a 3D graphics API developed by 3dfx Interactive for their Voodoo Graphics 3D accelerator cards. It started as a proprietary API, and was later open...
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Persistence API (JPA), which is the standard persistence API in the Java world. NPA follows JPA by providing a complete persistence API and a rich set...
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PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) (lit. 'Indonesian Railways (State-owned) Limited', abbreviated as PT KAI or simply KAI) is a major railway operator...
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Document Object Model (redirect from DOM (XML API))
Document Object Model (DOM) is a cross-platform and language-independent API that treats an HTML or XML document as a tree structure wherein each node...
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API Calculus is a program that solves calculus problems using operating systems within a device. In 1989, the PI Calculus was created by Robin Milner...
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The OpenAPI Specification, previously known as the Swagger Specification, is a specification for a machine-readable interface definition language for...
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API management is the process of creating and publishing web application programming interfaces (APIs), enforcing their usage policies, controlling access...
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announced its intentions to charge for its application programming interface (API), a feature which had been free since 2008, causing a dispute. The move forced...
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Google APIs are application programming interfaces (APIs) developed by Google which allow communication with Google Services and their integration to...
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Video Acceleration API (VA-API) is an open source application programming interface that allows applications such as VLC media player or GStreamer to...
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Frontend and backend (redirect from Front-end API)
with backend through an API. In the case of web and mobile frontends, the API is often based on HTTP request/response. The API is sometimes designed using...
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The Web Cryptography API is the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) recommendation for a low-level interface that would increase the security of web applications...
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2019 Anonima Petroli Italiana S.p.A.), also known by the acronym API or Gruppo API, is an Italian oil and energy company headquartered in Rome. It is...
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