1.0Perseus Technologieshttps://perseus.de/en/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="9pptY161QE"><a href="https://perseus.de/en/api/">API</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://perseus.de/en/api/embed/#?secret=9pptY161QE" width="600" height="338" title="“API” — Perseus Technologies" data-secret="9pptY161QE" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://perseus.de/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> API This is the abbreviation for Application Programming Interface, which literally translates as ‘interface for programming applications’. In German, the term ‘Programmschnittstelle’ is generally used. Such an interface enables two programmes to communicate with one another. What exactly does API stand for? Information is exchanged via an API, an interface. This can include data or […]https://perseus.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Headerbild-Glossary-Page.png800800