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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation application programming interface
  • abbreviation Asian and Pacific Islander

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  • noun computing application programming interface
  • noun pharmacology active pharmaceutical ingredient

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  • This word was chosen as Wordnik word of the day.

    November 11, 2009

  • Thanks for the API guys. Funny, I was JUST thinking about it!

    December 19, 2009

  • A big thanks from me, too. ~

    December 19, 2009

  • Hi marky, telofy, let us know how it goes! lots of stuff on the way...

    December 19, 2009

  • happy 2010 peeps. finally getting over the holidaze back to life. hopefully i'll get to utilize the API even though I'll be pretty busy this month.

    January 6, 2010

  • thx 4 the advance on the list API, planning on working on API this weekend starting today. will keep u guys updated ;)

    February 13, 2010

  • thx 4 the advance on the list API, planning on working on API this weekend starting today. will keep u guys updated ;)

    February 13, 2010

  • hey marky, sounds great, let us know how it goes

    February 14, 2010

  • It also awarded $354 million to Phlow Corp. in May to start producing active pharmaceutical ingredients, or API, among other chemical ingredients, used in certain essential medications. A spokesperson for Phlow said the company can’t disclose the list of drugs, but it includes treatments for pain and blood pressure that can be used by hospitalized COVID-19 patients. The total contract is worth up to $812 million. Phlow cites a shift toward producing API in China and India as the rationale behind its business model.

    July 30, 2020