API word by word

Question

Hi All

please Exaplain me the each word meaning of API
i e in that API
what is mean of Application refers,
and What is mean of Programming
and what is mean of Interface

Thanks
siddu

Answer 1

Hi @Siddangoud Bharamagoudar

An application programming interface (API) is a way for two or more computer programs to communicate with each other. It is a type of software interface, offering a service to other pieces of software.

Cited from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/API

Application: a computer software package that performs a specific function directly for an end user or, in some cases, for another application.

Cited from https://www.techtarget.com/searchsoftwarequality/definition/application#:~:text=An%20application%2C%20also%20referred%20to,or%20a%20group%20of%20programs.

Programming: is the process of performing a particular computation

Cited from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_programming

Interface: a point where two systems, subjects, organizations, etc. meet and interact.

Cited from https://www.google.com/search?q=define+interface&rlz=1C1CHBF_enCA962CA962&sxsrf=ALiCzsZVdA02pYz3ytM3rC3YKl996KJP-g%3A1660419290137&ei=2vz3Yu7-B6it0PEPnfWVmAs&ved=0ahUKEwju093vx8T5AhWoFjQIHZ16BbMQ4dUDCA4&uact=5&oq=define+interface&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAMyBAgAEEMyBAgAEEMyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDIKCAAQgAQQhwIQFDIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEOgcIABBHELADOgcIABCwAxBDSgQIQRgASgQIRhgAUDZY0AFglgNoAXABeACAAV6IAbEBkgEBMpgBAKABAcgBCcABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz

In general, APIs help systems communicate and transfer data from one endpoint to another.

Microsoft Graph is Microsoft's API infrastructure and more information can be found at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/

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