Re: API ?

Hmm. I would be inclined to give them both as possibilities if you have good
sources for them. The meaning of the term is what is important, not just the
words that people use...

cheers

Charles

On Fri, 20 Apr 2001, Katie Haritos-Shea wrote:

  Greetings................I have come up with 2 abbreviations for API.  Is it
  just one of them or both........

  API = Application Programming Interface

  OR/and

  API = Application Portability Interface

  ..........................thanks........................Katie
  Katie Haritos-Shea
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