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API

abbreviation for

  1. American Petroleum Institute. Also A.P.I.
  2. Computers. application programming (or program) interface: a set of protocols used by programmers to create applications for a specific operating system or to interface between the different modules of an application.


API

abbreviation for

  1. application programming interface
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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It says the process of investigating and fixing the API flaw was "extremely open".

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"The database might be encrypted and all the other precautions taken, but if there is a way of glitching the API authorisation, anyone who knows how could potentially gain access," he added.

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They also joined in the 2023 blackouts against Reddit’s decision to charge third-party systems for access to Reddit’s API.

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“Since Elon took over Twitter, we’ve seen a number of changes on that platform,” they noted, citing the inability to view posts and replies without logging in, blocked access to Twitter’s API, and issues with spam and fake news.

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This task-grouping approach suggests that hospitals could optimize workflows and reduce API costs as much as 17-fold, savings that could amount to millions of dollars per year for larger health systems, making advanced AI tools more financially viable.

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