application programming interface

noun

A set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications, which makes it possible for software components to interact with one another.

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Meanings

nounapplication programming interface (plural application programming interfaces)

plural application programming interfaces

  1. computingA set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications, which makes it possible for software components to interact with one another.

    Synonyms: API

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications, which makes it possible for software components to interact with one another.

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API

Translations

Arabic وَاجِهَة بَرْمَجَة اَلتَّطْبِيقَات
  • وَاجِهَة بَرْمَجَة اَلتَّطْبِيقَات (wājihat barmajat at-taṭbīqāt)set of routines, protocols and tools
Bulgarian прило́жно-програ́мен интерфе́йс
  • прило́жно-програ́мен интерфе́йс (prilóžno-prográmen interféjs)set of routines, protocols and tools
Chinese Mandarin 應用程序接口 /应用程序接口
  • 應用程序接口 /应用程序接口 (yìngyòng chéngxù jiēkǒu)set of routines, protocols and tools
Esperanto aplikprograma interfaco
  • aplikprograma interfacoset of routines, protocols and tools
Finnish ohjelmointirajapinta, ohjelmistokehitysrajapinta
  • ohjelmointirajapintaset of routines, protocols and tools
  • ohjelmistokehitysrajapintaset of routines, protocols and tools
  • sovelluskehitysrajapintaset of routines, protocols and tools
French interface de programmation, API
  • interface de programmationset of routines, protocols and tools
  • APIset of routines, protocols and tools
  • interface de programmation d'applicationset of routines, protocols and tools
German Programmierschnittstelle, API
  • Programmierschnittstelleset of routines, protocols and tools
  • APIset of routines, protocols and tools
Greek διεπαφή προγραμματισμού εφαρμογών
  • διεπαφή προγραμματισμού εφαρμογών (diepafí programmatismoú efarmogón)set of routines, protocols and tools
Hindi एप्लीकेशन प्रोग्रामिंग इंटरफेस
  • एप्लीकेशन प्रोग्रामिंग इंटरफेस (eplīkeśan progrāmiṅg iṇṭarphes)set of routines, protocols and tools
Hungarian alkalmazásprogramozási felület/interfész
  • alkalmazásprogramozási felület/interfészset of routines, protocols and tools
Indonesian antarmuka pemrograman aplikasi
  • antarmuka pemrograman aplikasiset of routines, protocols and tools
Japanese アプリケーションプログラミングインタフェース, API (API)
  • アプリケーションプログラミングインタフェース (apurikēshon puroguramingu intafēsu)set of routines, protocols and tools
  • API (API)set of routines, protocols and tools
Malay antara muka pengaturcaraan aplikasi
  • antara muka pengaturcaraan aplikasiset of routines, protocols and tools
Norwegian Application Programming Interface
  • Application Programming Interfaceset of routines, protocols and tools
Persian رابط برنامهنویسی کاربردی, ایپیآی
  • رابط برنامهنویسی کاربردیset of routines, protocols and tools
  • ایپیآی (ey-pi-ây)set of routines, protocols and tools
Portuguese API, interface de programação de aplicações
  • APIset of routines, protocols and tools
  • interface de programação de aplicaçõesset of routines, protocols and tools
  • interface de programação de aplicativosset of routines, protocols and tools
Punjabi ਏ੶ਪੀ੶ਆਈ੶
  • ਏ੶ਪੀ੶ਆਈ੶set of routines, protocols and tools
Romanian interfață de programare
  • interfață de programareset of routines, protocols and tools
Russian интерфе́йс программи́рования приложе́ний, эй-пи-а́й
  • интерфе́йс программи́рования приложе́ний (intɛrféjs programmírovanija priložénij)set of routines, protocols and tools
  • эй-пи-а́й (ej-pi-áj)set of routines, protocols and tools
Spanish interfaz de programación de aplicaciones
  • interfaz de programación de aplicacionesset of routines, protocols and tools
Swedish programmeringsgränssnitt, API
  • programmeringsgränssnittset of routines, protocols and tools
  • APIset of routines, protocols and tools
  • applikationsprogrammeringsgränssnittset of routines, protocols and tools
Turkish uygulama programlama arayüzü, UPA
  • uygulama programlama arayüzüset of routines, protocols and tools
  • UPAset of routines, protocols and tools
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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