# api

## API

**This is an abbreviation for Application Programming Interface.**

## Application Programming Interface

A set of rules and specifications that enable communication between software programs.

#### Notes

* The way an *application programming interface* operates is similar to a user interface, which facilitates interaction between humans and computers.

## Alternatives

* **API**

## Related Links

* Wikipedia
  * [Application programming interface](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_programming_interface)

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