REST API Quiz
Question
What is a web API?
Hint
API stands for Application Programming Interface.
Explanation
A web API (Application Programming Interface) is a set of defined rules for how software components communicate over the web — typically using HTTP requests to send and receive data (often as JSON). It is not a database, a programming language, or a browser tool. APIs let your frontend talk to a backend without knowing how the backend is implemented.
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