"Application Program Interface" - A series of software routines and development tools that comprise an interface between a computer application and lower-level services and functions (e g the operating system, device drivers, and other low-level software) APIs serve as building blocks for programmers putting together software applications Sometimes called "Application Programming Interface "
Application Programming Interface, a set of public (visible to other programs) function calls allowing communication between programs, or between a program and the kernel
Application Program Interface; the interface (calling conventions) application programs use for accessing services provided by some lower-level module (such as the operating system or JVM)
The interface (calling convention) by which an application program accesses a service This service may be provided by the operating system, by libraries, or by other parts of the application
Application Programming Interface An API is a set of instructions or rules that enable two operating systems or software applications to communicate or interface together
Application Programming Interface A set of software functions used by an application program as a means for providing access to a system's (i e operating, communications) capabilities
An abbreviation for application program interface Generically, a method by which a program can obtain access to or modify the operating system See also DLL
Application Programming Interface A set of routines that an application uses to request and carry out lower-level services The ODBC API is composed of the ODBC functions
Application Programming Interface (This applies to any software interface, not just software components deemed application )
API stands for Application Program Interface An API is a set of instructions that lay out the rules that must be followed if two computer programs are to talk to each other
(application programming interface) (1) (n ) The specification of how a programmer writing an application accesses the behavior and state of classes and objects See also binding (2) A set of calling conventions defining how a service is invoked through a software package
This is an abbreviation for "Application Programming Interface," by which an application program (a complete program that performs a specific function directly for the user) can access the computer's operating system
Acronym for Application Program Interface: The interface (calling conventions) by which an application program accesses the operating system and other applications
Application Programming Interface Specification of function-call conventions that defines an interface to a service