Friday, May 5, 2023

Jargon

Did I mention that my latest job is as the technology librarian for the system, and that I'm one of the system administrators for our integrated library system? Somehow despite getting a degree in history, I had to learn these terms today:

API=Application Programming Interface: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/API

URI=Unique Resource Identifier (not the same as a URL): https://danielmiessler.com/study/difference-between-uri-url/

Bonus: When I did an initial Google search for "what is an API" Google suggested "What is an API in simple terms" which I think tells you everything you need to know about how my day has been.