释义 |
API (Application Program Interface, aka Application Programming Interface) 1. A set of rou- tines by which an application program can call specific programs or services of a computer operating system (OS) or network operating system (NOS). See also application, NOS, OS, and routine. 2. A set of routines by which an application program allows another application program to work directly with it. See also application, program, and routine. |