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== Alternative Definitions ==
There is no universally accepted definition of the term "Open API" and it may be used to mean a variety of things in different contexts, including:<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dodds |first=Leigh |title=What is an Open API? |url=http://blog.ldodds.com/2014/03/25/what-is-an-open-api/ |access-date=2015-11-02 |website=Lost Boy}}</ref>
# An API for use by developers and other users with relatively few restrictions. It may require registration or enforce quotas and [[Rate limiting|rate-limits]], but registration is free and open to all; or
# An API backed by [[open data]]. Open data is freely available for everyone to use and republish as they wish, without restrictions from copyright, patents or other mechanisms of control; or
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