API

See also:api,Api,andapi-

English

Pronunciation

• (General American)enPR:ā'pē'īʹ,IPA^(key):/ˌeɪˌpiˈaɪ/

• Audio(General American):

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Noun

API(pluralAPIsorAPI)

1. (pharmacology)Initialism ofactivepharmaceuticalingredient.
2. (programming)Initialism ofapplication programming interface.
3. Initialism ofAsianandPacific Islander.
4. (weaponry)Initialism ofadvancedprimerignition.

Hypernyms

• PI

Hyponyms

• REST API

Translations

application programming interface—seeapplication programming interface

Proper noun

API

1. Initialism ofAmericanPetroleumInstitute.
2. (international law)Initialism ofAdditional Protocol I of 1977 to the four Geneva Conventions.

   Alternative form:AP I

Derived terms

• API donut
• API gravity
• API Service Symbol

Further reading

• API (disambiguation)on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Application programming interfaceon Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Active pharmaceutical ingredienton Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Advanced Primer Ignitionon Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• AIP,IAP,IPA,PIA,pia

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/a.pe.i/

Etymology 1

Proper noun

APIm

1. Initialism ofalphabet phonétique international:IPA(International Phonetic Alphabet)

Etymology 2

BorrowedfromEnglishAPI.

Noun

APIm(pluralAPI)

1. API,application programming interface

Latin

Proper noun

APIn(indeclinable)

1. Initialism ofAlphabētum Phōnēticum Internātiōnāle(“International Phonetic Alphabet(IPA)”).

Portuguese

Etymology

Orthographic borrowingfromEnglishAPI.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil)IPA^(key):/ˈa ˈpe ˈi/

• (Portugal)IPA^(key):/ˈa ˈpe ˈi/

Noun

APIf(pluralAPIs)

1. (programming)API(application programming interface)