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1 | PerryLorier | 1 | [Acronym] for __A__pplication __P__roduction __I__nterface. |
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3 | A set of exported (public) interfaces (usually functions and occasionally variables) from a library or other program, providing an interface for programmers. | ||
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5 | Some examples of [API]'s would be the libc functions in section 3 of the Man pages, and the syscall interface (which is documented in section 2). |