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Commentary and examples of using the APIs for software like [http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC/Using+the+API CiviCRM], MediaWiki, Drupal and web services.  Both API documentation and API tools. OS and Internet API references.
Commentary and examples of using the <abbr title="Application Programming Interface">API</abbr>s (Application Programming Interface) for software like [http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC/Using+the+API CiviCRM], MediaWiki, Drupal and web services.  Both API documentation and API tools. OS and Internet API references.


[[wp:ApplicationProgrammingInterface|Application Programming Interface]] ([[wp:API|API]]) is the information about the exposed or 'public' variables, methods and objects or classes that a system makes available to the developer who wishes to interface with the system programmatically.  If you make an API, documenting the API is a critical software development function.  In documentation terms, the API must almost be treated like a separate piece of software within or "attached" to the main program.
[[wp:ApplicationProgrammingInterface|Application Programming Interface]] ([[wp:API|API]]) is the information about the exposed or 'public' variables, methods and objects or classes that a system makes available to the developer who wishes to interface with the system programmatically.  If you make an API, documenting the API is a critical software development function.  In documentation terms, the API must almost be treated like a separate piece of software within or "attached" to the main program.