# What does API stand for?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-api-stand-for/29690>\
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**Created:** [August 29, 2003, 9:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-api-stand-for/29690 "2003-08-29T09:31:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Voetsjoeba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ac91a4/32.png) [@Voetsjoeba](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Voetsjoeba)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2003, 9:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-api-stand-for/29690/1 "2003-08-29T09:31:59Z")

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The title says it all …

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2003, 9:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-api-stand-for/29690/2 "2003-08-29T09:32:24Z")

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Application Programming Interface 😉

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2003, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-api-stand-for/29690/3 "2003-08-29T10:00:31Z")

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Ah, thanks njs 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2003, 10:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-api-stand-for/29690/4 "2003-08-29T10:02:46Z")

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🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2003, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-api-stand-for/29690/5 "2003-08-29T10:06:47Z")

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Oh I know what it is, I was just wondering what it stands for 🙂 Thanks ahmed and njs 🙂