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Posted by shad cho
shad cho
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WhatisanAPI?

Use & Purpose of API ???

3 Answers

Carl Sergile
Carl Sergile
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Carl Sergile
Carl Sergile
16,570 Points

The 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
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shad cho
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shad cho
shad cho
Courses Plus Student 2,393 Points

Thanks guys

Carl Sergile
Carl Sergile
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Carl Sergile
Carl Sergile
16,570 Points

no problem. Hit best answer so other people know what an API is and that this has been answered!

Deepa Subramanian
Deepa Subramanian
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Deepa Subramanian
Deepa Subramanian
194 Points

Application 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.