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ALSO CALLED: API, Application Program Interface, Application Program Interfaces DEFINITION: An application program interface (API - and sometimes spelled application programming interface) is the specific method prescribed by a computer operating system or by an application program by which a programmer writing an application program can make requests of the operating system or another application.An API can be contrasted with a graphical user interface or a command interface (both of which … Definition continues below.
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Enabling High-Performance Video Encoding, Decoding, and Preprocessing sponsored by Intel TECHNICAL ARTICLE: The version 1.0 release of the Intel® Media Software Development Kit (SDK) equips developers with a standard application programming interface (API) for creating video solutions that target consumer and professional uses. Read this article to learn more about this product as well as the benefits for developers. Posted: 10 Nov 2009 \| Published: 10 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Application Development \| Application Programming Interfaces \| Applications Management \| Applications Software \| Productivity \| Software Development Tools \| Software Engineers \| Software Project Management

Tapping into the Universal Video API: Hardware Acceleration through the Intel® Media SDK sponsored by Intel JOURNAL ARTICLE: This article offers an in-depth overview of the just-released Intel Media SDK, an API that offers a single-source approach for targeting a broad range of Intel architectures. Posted: 28 Oct 2009 \| Published: 28 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Application Development \| Application Programming Interfaces \| Collaboration \| Digital TV \| Graphics Peripherals \| Graphics Software \| Productivity \| Programming \| Software \| Software Development Tools \| Software Engineers \| Software Infrastructure \| Streaming Media Services \| Streaming Video Software \| User Experience \| Video Editing Software \| Video Equipment

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APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES DEFINITION (continued): … An application program interface (API - and sometimes spelled application programming interface) is the specific method prescribed by a computer operating system or by an application program by which a programmer writing an application program can make requests of the operating system or another application.An API can be contrasted with a graphical user interface or a command interface (both of which are direct user interfaces) as interfaces to an operating system or a program.
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