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API

American

abbreviation

American Petroleum Institute. Also A.P.I.
Computers. application programming (or program) interface: a set of protocols used by programmers to create applications for a specific operating system or to interface between the different modules of an application.

API British

abbreviation

application programming interface

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While the API has a meeting every March, this time they will discuss the role of American oil and natural gas in supporting reliable energy supply amid global volatility.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

The lack of security on the platform also allowed humans to post content on Moltbook by using API requests to send messages directly to the site.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Distillation involves training a weaker model to mimic the probability distributions of a more powerful model, often through analyzing millions of API responses to reverse engineer the “logic” behind the model’s intelligence.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

“This API enables brands and agencies to import creator data directly into their own platforms from creators who have opted in.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

This is a glimpse of the API at work in the game.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

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