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{{short description|Connection between computers or programs}}
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An '''application programming interface''' ('''API''') is a connection between [[computer]]s or between [[computer program]]s. It is a type of software [[Interface (computing)|interface]], offering a service to other pieces of [[software]].<ref name=":0">{{cite book |last=Reddy |first=Martin |author-link= |date=2011 |title=API Design for C++ |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IY29LylT85wC |publisher=Elsevier Science |page=1 |isbn=9780123850041}}</ref> A document or standard that describes how to build such a connection or interface is called an ''API specification''. A computer system that meets this standard is said to ''implement'' or ''expose'' an API. The term API may refer either to the specification or to the implementation.
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