Application Programming Interface - a way for different software applications to communicate with each other. Like a waiter who takes your order and brings food from the kitchen.
When you check the weather on your phone, the weather app uses an API to get current weather data from a weather service.
Application Programming Interface - a way for different software applications to communicate with each other. Like a waiter who takes your order and brings food from the kitchen.
When you check the weather on your phone, the weather app uses an API to get current weather data from a weather service.
Related concepts include Software, Integration, Web Services. Understanding these connections helps build a comprehensive knowledge of cloud computing concepts.