application programming interface

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application programming interface

noun application programming interfaces

A set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications, which makes it possible for software components to interact with one another.
Similar: API

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noun set of routines, protocols and tools

Español	interfaz de programación de aplicaciones
日本語	アプリケーションプログラミングインタフェース apurikēshon puroguramingu intafēsu, API (API)
中文	應用程序接口 /应用程序接口 yìngyòng chéngxù jiēkǒu
हिन्दी	एप्लीकेशन प्रोग्रामिंग इंटरफेस eplīkeśan progrāmiṅg iṇṭarphes
Português	API, interface de programação de aplicações, interface de programação de aplicativos
Français	interface de programmation, API, interface de programmation d'application
Deutsch	Programmierschnittstelle, API
Ελληνικά	διεπαφή προγραμματισμού εφαρμογών diepafí programmatismoú efarmogón
Română	interfață de programare
Русский	интерфе́йс программи́рования приложе́ний intɛrféjs programmírovanija priložénij, эй-пи-а́й ej-pi-áj
العربية	وَاجِهَة بَرْمَجَة اَلتَّطْبِيقَات wājihat barmajat at-taṭbīqāt

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@misc{application_programming_interface_2026,
  title = {application programming interface},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/application%20programming%20interface},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}