Developers use application programming interfaces to hide complexity, organize code, design reusable components, and connect different systems, applications, or services. The term API stands for ...

A software tool used in software programming that abstracts all the programming steps into a user interface for the developer. An application programming interface (API) is a software tool used in ...

Discussing technical jargon isn't everyone's favorite pastime, but it's important to understand how the technology we use works, at least on a basic level. API is one technical term that comes up ...

This article is published by AllBusiness.com, a partner of TIME. What are "APIs?" An API (Application Programming Interface) is a set of protocol routines, and tools for building software. APIs allow ...