Talk:API

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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 Now it's both. Equinox ◑ 17:31, 29 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

proposed deviation from usual format[edit]

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[edit]

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

Hypernyms[edit]

Hyponyms[edit]

Translations[edit]

application programming interface — see application programming interface

Proper noun[edit]

API

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


Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

173.67.42.107 06:09, 10 April 2024 (UTC) 173.67.42.107 06:09, 10 April 2024 (UTC) [reply]

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