API

French translation: Interface de Programme d'Application

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English term or phrase:	Application Program Interface
French translation:	Interface de Programme d'Application
Entered by:	Emmanuelle ROUE

07:34 Oct 22, 2002

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Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology) / IT

English term or phrase: API

Application Program Interface - il me semble qu'on utilise "API" en français également, mais je voudrais la traduction complète de l'acronyme...

Emmanuelle ROUE KudoZ activity Questions: 54 (none open) Answers: 22 France
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Interface de Programmation d'Application (API)

Explanation:
It's actually "Application Programming Interface" in English since this indicates that it is an interface to allow developers to develop their own applications by building on the core functionality.

According to what I have seen it should be translated as follows:

L'Interface de Programmation d'Application (API)
... L'Interface de Programmation d'Application (API). Avec des expériences
antérieures de programmation de socket, le lecteur ne trouvera ...
www.toolinux.com/lininfo/magazines/ linuxfocus/jan2001/art6/index3.htm

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Interface de programme d'application

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Interface de Programmation d'Application (API)

mckinnc
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Interface de programme d'application

Explanation:
selon Eurodicautom et le Grand dictionnaire à l'entrée "application program interface trace" seulement - peu convaincant.

traductions courantes :
l'API/l'interface API
suivies de l'anglais entre parenthèses

Reference: http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/login.jsp/
Reference: http://www.granddictionnaire.com/

Fabienne Garlatti
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