What is exactly API and why we call it like that? I am learning web development, and always come across APIs. I would love to learn it through an analogy.
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Unlike a user **interface**, which is usually made for actual human users, APIs (application programming **interface**) is usually made for code to use. This code can be companion code of a software, or code external to the API (used by code owned by others).
As an example, we might use Google Search via a web browser, but you might have your own opinionated application that leverages the Google Search API via your application code behind the scenes.
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