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Application Programming Interface (API)

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-000186

A system access point or library function that has a well-defined syntax and is accessible from application programs or user code to provide well-defined functionality.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-000186
FieldCybersecurity
AbbreviationAPI
ReferencesNIST SP 1800-16C from NISTIR 5153; NIST SP 1800-21C; NISTIR 5153; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000186",
  "term": "Application Programming Interface (API)",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "A system access point or library function that has a well-defined syntax and is accessible from application programs or user code to provide well-defined functionality.",
  "abbreviation": "API",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 1800-16C from NISTIR 5153; NIST SP 1800-21C; NISTIR 5153",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/application-programming-interface-api/"
}

Record 186 of 4,693 in Cybersecurity terminology (MLC-0102). Request the full dataset.