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• Application Programming Interface. The specification of how a programmer writing an application accesses the behavior and state of classes and objects.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  API. (n.d.). Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) Glossary. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/api.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  API. java.sun.com. Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) Glossary. Sun Microsystems. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/api (accessed: February 4, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "API." Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) Glossary. Sun Microsystems. 4 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/api.

• See application programming interface.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  API. (n.d.). Object-Oriented Programming with Java. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/api.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  API. www.cs.kent.ac.uk. Object-Oriented Programming with Java. David J. Barnes. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/api (accessed: February 4, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "API." Object-Oriented Programming with Java. David J. Barnes. 4 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/api.

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