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API.

API, application programming interface

3 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/a.pe.i/
  1. API, application programming interface

    invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English API.

noun/a.pe.i/
  1. initialism of automate programmable industriel (programmable logic controller), PLC

    abbreviation · alt-of · initialism · invariable · masculine
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