Definitions of Api on the Web:
* An application programming interface (API) is an interface implemented by a software program to enable interaction with other software, similar to the way a user interface facilitates interaction between humans and computers. ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Api
* The American 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, it is lighter and floats on water; if less than 10, it is heavier and sinks. ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/°API
* Api is the highest peak in the Yoka Pahar Section of Gurans Himal, part of the Himalayas in the extreme northwest corner of Nepal, near the borders of India and Tibet.H. Adams Carter, "Classification of the Himalaya," American Alpine Journal 1985. ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Api_(mountain)
* The term formerly used by OKI to describe interface specifications. See OSID for a definition of the new term. web.mit.edu/oki/learn/gloss.html
* Application Programming Interface. An abstraction barrier between custom/extension code and a core, usually commercial, program. The goal of an API is to let you write programs that won't break when you upgrade the underlying system. ... philip.greenspun.com/panda/glossary
* By FDA's definition, an API is "any component that provides pharmacological activity or other ... effect in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease, or to affect... structure or any function of the body of man or animals." www.gphaonline.org/glossary
* Application Programming Interface. Automatically generated documentation from docstrings in the source code using Epydoc. See here. https://wiki.fysik.dtu.dk/ase/glossary.html
* Annual Parasite Incidence. API = (confirmed cases during 1 year/population under surveillance) x 1000. www.malaria.org/malariaglossary.html
* Is the substance in a drug that is pharmaceutically active. www.cytos.com/
* A race/origin category used by the Census Bureau that consists of Asian or Pacific Island descent. www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/fttn99/glossary.html
* A set of callable routines that a programmer uses to interact with an application. www.opengroup.org/dce/info/papers/dce-glossary.htm
* American Petroleum Institute. www.alken-murray.com/fuel-glossary.htm
* A measure of liquid gravity common in the oil industry. Water is 10° API , and a typical light crude is from 35–40. Bitumens are by convention typically from 8–11° API . www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/trm-crt.nsf/eng/rm00225.html
* Application Programming Interface. A well specified software component that allows one software component to talk to another one, even if they are not developed by the same people, and without knowing the details of how the other component is implemented. ... www.ostyn.com/ostynglossary.htm
* API stands for Application Programming Interface. APIs in Java typically consist of a set of objects that developers will use to add some functionality to a project. Many complicated tasks can be abstracted and easily performed using an API that other developers have made available. ... www.wantii.com/wordpress/
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