Application programming interface (API)

{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-000167",
  "term": "Application programming interface (API)",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A set of rules, protocols, and tools that specifies how different software components should interact, acting as a contract between an information provider and an information user. In the oil and gas sector, APIs connect disparate systems such as reservoir modeling software, real-time drilling data platforms, and enterprise resource planning systems. The Open Subsurface Data Universe (OSDU) Forum defines a standard set of APIs for subsurface data access.",
  "abbreviation": "API",
  "subject": "Digital",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/application-programming-interface-api/"
}