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Subject:Re: What is API? From:Tamara Peters <1455 -at- MN2 -dot- LAWSON -dot- LAWSON -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 27 Oct 1995 13:51:00 CDT
Since I started the API one, here's my definition: Application Program
Interfaces. (or Programmer, Programming)
But if you try to get beyond that to a definition of what one is, I find
a lot of variety. It seems to depend on the context of what is being
interfaced with what.
Tamara Peters
tamara -dot- peters -at- lawson -dot- com
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Sent: Friday, October 27, 1995 8:59 AM
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Subject: What is API?
Could someone tell me what API stands for? I've seen that acronym in a
couple of posts lately. And while you are at it, what is SME? (or was
it EMS??) I've also seen that acronym thrown around in this list.
