单词 | api |
释义 | > as lemmasAPI API n. American Petroleum Institute (used esp. with reference to a scale, developed by the Institute, for expressing the relative density of oil). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > drilling for oil or gas > [noun] > scale of oil density API1922 1922 Circular U.S. Bureau of Standards 13 July 4 The American Petroleum Institute, the Bureau of Mines, and the Bureau of Standards have agreed that a scale based on the modulus 141.5 shall be used in the United States petroleum industry and shall be known as the A. P. I. scale. 1958 Times Rev. Industry June 59/1 Crude oil prices are usually quoted on a scale..the heavier oil commanding..say 2 cents a barrel for each degree A.P.I. more than the lighter. 2001 FHM Feb. 72/3 Make sure that the oil spec (its API or ACEA grade) is at least that recommended by your car's manufacturer. API API n. Computing application programming (or program) interface, a set of routines, protocols, and tools designed to allow the development of applications that can utilize or operate in conjunction with a given item of software, set of data, website, etc.ⓘSee also application programming interface n. at application n. Compounds 2a. ΚΠ 1982 Computerworld 29 Nov. 87 It also includes the Application Program Interface (API), a host facility that allows user-written CICS applications to access Disoss document-related functions. 1996 Linux Jrnl. Dec. 38/1 New features include API apprentice, which reduces complicated API calls down to filling out a dialog box. 2009 Guardian (Nexis) 12 Mar. (Technol. section) 6 Third parties using Twitter's API have developed a huge range of services and applications. < as lemmas |
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