api - Shortest possible definition for someone who doesn't know programming -

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can think of shortest possible definition api, doesn't know programming? i'm using in essay , footnote definition readers might not understand meaning or context of app programming interface without tripping myself , flow of work.

from wikipedia disambiguation page:

api, advanced programming interface more commonly known near-synonym, application programming interface, defined inter-program interface.

"any defined inter-program interface" nice, maybe little broad purposes.

it's lot of things (see wikipedia). think of collection of tools , documentation allow user interact external library or base of information.

howstuffworks has definition:

an application-programming interface (api) set of programming instructions , standards accessing web-based software application or web tool.

i don't think api implies application must web-based, otherwise definition.


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