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 API Definition: Application Programming Interface - Used by applications to provide services to the user such as retrieving information, or altering settings. Usage: In order to use the statistics module you must first obtain an API key. Posted by Anime-Addict on May 10, 2009 at 19:56:36 Pacific |
API Definition: A set of functions in Microsoft Windows that allows programmers to access common Operating System functions without having to recode them from scratch. They consist of a name and various parameter that are defined in a function prototype. They sometimes return a value from the function being called, often an error code to signify whether the function completed successfully or not. An API function will link to one of the many DLL files that form part of Windows. Usage: RegSetValueEx is an API call incorporated into the file advapi32.dll that will allow an application to write values to the registry. Posted by StuartS on September 8, 2009 at 09:18:18 Pacific |
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