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What is an API?


What is an API?
·         API stands for application programming interface - It is a set of programming instructions and standards (i.e Interface) for accessing a Web-based software application.
API is a method by which the third-party vendors can write programs that interface easily with other programs

API vs. Web Service:

API and Web service serve as a means of communication. The only difference is that a Web service facilitates interaction between two machines over a network. An API acts as an interface between two different applications so that they can communicate with each other.


Refer the Links:

http://www.differencebetween.net/technology/internet/difference-between-api-and-web-service/

http://malidipak.blogspot.in/2013/03/difference-between-api-vs-web-services.html

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