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Application programming interface (view source)
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An application programming interface (API) is source code that provides an interface between a computer system and requests for services by a [[computer]] program. An API is written in a high-level programming language rather than in binary code. The API is compiled into binary code when an application is built.
An '''application programming interface''' ('''API''') is source code that provides an interface between a computer system and requests for services by a [[computer]] program. An API is written in a high-level programming language rather than in binary code. The API is compiled into binary code when an application is built.
An API may be implemented in various [[programming]] languages.
An API may be implemented in various [[programming]] languages.