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Why is API classified as a noun and not an initialism? --Mortense (talk) 05:42, 3 October 2012 (UTC)Reply

Someone evidently wanted to include the plural. Isn't the initialism template supposed to be "deprecated" now? (I still use it though.) Equinox 09:16, 3 October 2012 (UTC)Reply
Done Done Now it's both. Equinox 17:31, 29 August 2015 (UTC)Reply

proposed deviation from usual format

Would something like this be more convenient than lumping all the Wikipedia links under the =Further reading= header? --173.67.42.107 06:09, 10 April 2024 (UTC)Reply

Noun

API (plural APIs or API)

  1. (pharmacology) Initialism of active pharmaceutical ingredient.
Active pharmaceutical ingredient on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  1. (programming) Initialism of application programming interface.
Application programming interface on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  1. Initialism of Asian and Pacific Islander.
Asian-Pacific Islander on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  1. (weaponry) Initialism of advanced primer ignition.
Advanced Primer Ignition on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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API

  1. Initialism of American Petroleum Institute.
American Petroleum Institute on Wikipedia.Wikipedia


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173.67.42.107 06:09, 10 April 2024 (UTC) 173.67.42.107 06:09, 10 April 2024 (UTC) Reply