API
noun[C]
uk/ˌeɪ.piˈaɪ/us/ˌeɪ.piˈaɪ/APInoun[C](COMPUTING)
abbreviationforapplicationprogramminginterface: a way ofcommunicatingwith aparticularcomputerprogramorinternetservice
应用程序编程接口（Application Programming Interface的缩写）Computer programming & software
- abandonware
- ad-blocker
- ad-blocking
- adware
- analytics
- cheat
- facial recognition software
- femtech
- file system
- garbage collector
- GIF
- infection
- planner
- routine
- software package
- splash screen
- story mode
- syntactic
- syntactically
- system software
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Internet terminology
APInoun[C](PERSON)
US
abbreviationforAsianPacificIslander: apersonlivingin theUnitedStateswhosefamilyoriginallycomes from theFarEast, SoutheastAsia,SouthAsia, or thePacificIslands:
Theterm“AsianPacificIslander” or API is a nowcommonlyused way todescribepeopleofAsianAmerican andPacificIslanderdescentin theUnitedStates.
There are APIorganizations, scholarships,grants, andacademicdisciplines.
Synonyms
AAPI
APA
- SomerejecttheumbrellatermsAPI or APA.
- APIs have arichheritagegoing back thousands ofyears.