API

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See also: api, Api, and api-

English

Pronunciation

Noun

API (plural APIs or API)

  1. (pharmacology) Initialism of active pharmaceutical ingredient.
  2. (programming) Initialism of application programming interface.
  3. Initialism of Asian and Pacific Islander.
  4. (weaponry) Initialism of advanced primer ignition.

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Translations

application programming interface — see application programming interface

Proper noun

API

  1. Initialism of American Petroleum Institute.

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French

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Etymology 1

Proper noun

API m

  1. Initialism of alphabet phonétique international: IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English API.

Noun

API m (plural API)

  1. API, application programming interface

Latin

Proper noun

API n (indeclinable)

  1. Initialism of Alphabētum Phōnēticum Internātiōnāle (“International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)”).

Portuguese

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from English API.

Pronunciation

Noun

API f (plural APIs)

  1. (programming) API (application programming interface)
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