Terms & Definitions Archive Subject Area: Web Design & Development

This section describes and defines terms that are within the subject area of website design and development.

What does the term mean?

Term Definition

An API provides a means for one piece of code to talk to another in a way that both will understand by providing instructions and tools.

This is especially relevant if one piece of code is written in another language to the other.

Some examples being:

  • plugins for a CMS
  • exporting data into a JSON file
  • modifications (mods) for computer games