What is an API? — Web Development Terminology

API is an acronym for Application Programming Interface. Essentially, an API is a set of functionality exposed by a program or website to another program for use. API's are created so that different applications can communicate with one another. What are API's good for anyway? For example, say that I am in dire need of some shipping calculations. I plan on shipping with FedEx and I need to know how much a certain package may cost to ship. There are different rules and rates that apply to figure ... read more!

Oct 03, 2008 2:25pm by Mike Vandenberghe

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