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Suzanne Maloon wonders:
>
>This probably may be a stupid question, and sorry if it's been asked
>before, but what, exactly is an API manual?
API = Application Programming Interface
API documentation presents a programmer with all the information
needed to integrate the documented application into the current
development project.
For example, a development team might use API documentation to
integrate a report or charting package into a database application.
In OO programming, an interface is the public side of an object --
a list of the messages it understands and the data it can deliver
to the requester.
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