(Application program interface) A set of standard software interrupts, calls, and data formats that application programs use to initiate contact with network services, mainframe communications programs, or other program-to-program communication. For example, applications use APIs to call services that transport data across a network. Applet A small application program, limited in scope to one small but useful task. A calculator program or a card game might be called an applet.
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