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shad cho
Courses Plus Student 2,393 PointsWhatisanAPI?
Use & Purpose of API ???
3 Answers

Carl Sergile
16,570 PointsThe meaning of API is no different in iOS than any other environment. It's a generic term referring to the published means by which one can access or use a resource in a computer program...
Source: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2776189?start=0&tstart=0
Hope that helps!

shad cho
Courses Plus Student 2,393 PointsThanks guys

Carl Sergile
16,570 Pointsno problem. Hit best answer so other people know what an API is and that this has been answered!

Deepa Subramanian
194 PointsApplication Programming Interface (API) is an interface between two separate software system talking to each other. Find more on http://www.guru99.com/api-testing.html for basic understanding in a simple way.
Kamran Ismayilov
5,753 PointsKamran Ismayilov
5,753 PointsI found it using google search :) http://readwrite.com/2013/09/19/api-defined/