Example Sentences

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They find value in stocks where capability improvements flow directly into API, or application programming interface, monetization.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 16, 2026

The company previously said it was cooperating with the authority on the investigation and that the WhatsApp application programming interface was never designed to be used for AI chatbots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

An API, or application programming interface, allows software components to communicate with each other.

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

Since Elon Musk restricted developers’ access to Twitter’s application programming interface—otherwise known as API—your tweet deletion service will erase tweets at a contemplative pace.

From Slate • May 7, 2024

Zhu and his colleagues were not working directly with ChatGPT’s standard public interface, but rather with its application programming interface, or API, which outside programmers can use to interact with GPT-3.5 Turbo.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2024