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The phrase "application programming interface" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in the context of software development to refer to a set of rules and tools for building software applications.
Example: "The application programming interface allows developers to access the functionality of the software without needing to understand its internal workings."
Alternatives: "API" or "software interface".
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application programming interface
noun
A set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications, which makes it possible for software components to interact with one another, leading to the ability to share data over a network.
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Twitter called this the application programming interface, or A.P.I.
JustGiving's API site (Application Programming Interface) lists about 100 charity apps with the number steadily growing.
AOL – American multinational dealing in media, tech, online and digital API – acronym for application programming interface.
PayPal's API (application programming interface) continues to be the one sustained target for the Anonymous big guns today.
The Chevy Volt now comes with its own application programming interface.
(API refers to application programming interface, software code that is shared by programmers so their applications work with other apps).
Developers will be able to create the apps through Spotify's application programming interface, part of its programming code.
An API is an " Application Programming Interface".
Demo Application Programming Interface.
Application Programming interface.
The application programming interface - or API - is free to developers.
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