API
[ˌeɪ piː ˈaɪ / á-pi-ai]
nounfemininepl: APIs
Interface de Programação de Aplicações / API
1. A set of protocols, tools, and definitions for building application software that specifies how software components should interact
The Twitter API allows developers to access tweet data and integrate it into their applications.
A API do Twitter permite que desenvolvedores acessem dados de tweets e os integrem em suas aplicações.
2. A computing interface that defines the methods and data structures that developers can use to communicate with external software components, operating systems, or microservices
We used a REST API to connect our mobile app to the backend server.
Usamos uma API REST para conectar nosso aplicativo móvel ao servidor backend.
3. In software development, the documentation and specification that developers need to use a particular software library or web service
The API documentation clearly explains all available endpoints and parameters.
A documentação da API explica claramente todos os endpoints e parâmetros disponíveis.
API is a universal technical term used identically in Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese, and English-speaking countries. In Brazil's thriving tech sector (especially in São Paulo and Rio), the term is used without translation. Brazilian developers often mix English technical terms like 'API' with Portuguese in daily conversation. The term has become so standardized in the tech industry that even non-English speakers use the acronym rather than the full Portuguese translation.
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