API
noun /ˌeɪ piː ˈaɪ/
/ˌeɪ piː ˈaɪ/
- a set of programming tools that enables a program to communicate with another program or an operating system, and that helps software developers create their own applications (= pieces of software) (the abbreviation for ‘application programming interface’)
- The company is opening up its API so that outside developers can use it to build their own programs.