"API" meaning in All languages combined

See API on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˌeɪˌpiˈaɪ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Khangtran2008-API.wav
enPR: ā'pē'īʹ [General-American] Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} API
  1. Initialism of American Petroleum Institute. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: American Petroleum Institute
    Sense id: en-API-en-name-fNgOTWur
  2. (international law) Initialism of Additional Protocol I of 1977 to the four Geneva Conventions. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Additional Protocol I of 1977 to the four Geneva Conventions Related terms: AP I [alternative]
    Sense id: en-API-en-name-af-aMT8H Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks, International law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: API donut, API gravity, API Service Symbol

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌeɪˌpiˈaɪ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Khangtran2008-API.wav Forms: APIs [plural], API [plural]
enPR: ā'pē'īʹ [General-American] Head templates: {{en-noun|s|API}} API (plural APIs or API)
  1. (pharmacology) Initialism of active pharmaceutical ingredient. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: active pharmaceutical ingredient
    Sense id: en-API-en-noun-DzmB97Gp Categories (other): Pharmacology Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
  2. (programming) Initialism of application programming interface. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: application programming interface
    Sense id: en-API-en-noun-KyFT9x8P Categories (other): Programming Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
  3. Initialism of Asian and Pacific Islander. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Asian and Pacific Islander Hypernyms: PI Hyponyms: REST API
    Sense id: en-API-en-noun-CZTrlHU9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 1 26 36 7 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 12 6 1 12 21 4 5 4 13 7 0 12 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 6 0 14 24 4 4 5 14 7 0 14 1 1
  4. (weaponry) Initialism of advanced primer ignition. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: advanced primer ignition
    Sense id: en-API-en-noun-Ed6tHEi2 Categories (other): Weapons Topics: engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
  5. (weaponry) Initialism of armor-piercing incendiary. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: armor-piercing incendiary
    Sense id: en-API-en-noun-WBbqG9KN Categories (other): Weapons Topics: engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

Proper name [French]

IPA: /a.pe.i/
Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m}} API m
  1. initialism of alphabet phonétique international: IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, masculine Alternative form of: alphabet phonétique international (extra: IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet))
    Sense id: en-API-fr-name-gDzAUmt5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [French]

IPA: /a.pe.i/ Forms: API [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English API. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|en|API}} Borrowed from English API Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|#}} API m (plural API)
  1. API, application programming interface Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-API-fr-noun-STvQXOZP Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name [Indonesian]

IPA: /a.ˈpe.i/
Head templates: {{head|id|proper noun}} API
  1. initialism of Akademi Penerbang Indonesia Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Akademi Penerbang Indonesia
    Sense id: en-API-id-name-vgfM2Bo1

Noun [Indonesian]

IPA: /a.ˈpe.i/
Head templates: {{head|id|noun}} API
  1. initialism of alat penangkapan ikan Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: alat penangkapan ikan
    Sense id: en-API-id-noun-sdKea7lu
  2. (computing) Initialism of application programming interface. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: application programming interface
    Sense id: en-API-id-noun-KyFT9x8P Categories (other): Computing, Indonesian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 23 2 62 9 5 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. (tourism) initialism of Anugerah Pesona Indonesia Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Anugerah Pesona Indonesia
  4. (trading) initialism of angka pengenal importir Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: angka pengenal importir
    Sense id: en-API-id-noun-yYzKuW~C Categories (other): Trading Topics: business, finance, trading

Proper name [Latin]

Head templates: {{la-proper noun|API|g=n|indecl=1}} API n (indeclinable)
  1. initialism of Alphabētum Phōnēticum Internātiōnāle (“International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)”) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, indeclinable, initialism, neuter Alternative form of: Alphabētum Phōnēticum Internātiōnāle (extra: (“International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)”))
    Sense id: en-API-la-name-GpvDUlIK Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /ˈa ˈpe ˈi/ [Brazil], /ˈa ˈpe ˈi/ [Portugal] Forms: APIs [plural]
Etymology: Orthographic borrowing from English API. Etymology templates: {{obor|pt|en|API}} Orthographic borrowing from English API Head templates: {{pt-noun|f|#s}} API f (plural APIs)
  1. (programming) API (application programming interface) Tags: feminine

Inflected forms

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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "initialism of Alphabētum Phōnēticum Internātiōnāle (“International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "International Phonetic Alphabet",
          "International Phonetic Alphabet"
        ],
        [
          "IPA",
          "IPA"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "indeclinable",
        "initialism",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "API"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "API"
      },
      "expansion": "Orthographic borrowing from English API",
      "name": "obor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Orthographic borrowing from English API.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "APIs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "#s"
      },
      "expansion": "API f (plural APIs)",
      "name": "pt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Portuguese countable nouns",
        "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Portuguese feminine nouns",
        "Portuguese lemmas",
        "Portuguese nouns",
        "Portuguese orthographic borrowings from English",
        "Portuguese terms borrowed from English",
        "Portuguese terms derived from English",
        "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "pt:Programming"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "API (application programming interface)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "programming",
          "programming#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "API",
          "API#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(programming) API (application programming interface)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "programming",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa ˈpe ˈi/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa ˈpe ˈi/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "API"
}

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