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Api vs Actuator - What's the difference?

api | actuator |

As nouns the difference between api and actuator

is that api is while actuator is something that actuates something else, especially a mechanism that causes a device to be switched on or off.

api

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (computing) Application programming interface.
  • (pharmacology) Active pharmaceutical ingredient.

    • External links

    * (Application programming interface) * (pedialite)

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    actuator

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia actuator) (en noun)
  • Something that actuates something else, especially a mechanism that causes a device to be switched on or off
  • * The mind is the actuator of the body
  • (computing) The mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive
  • (electrical) A relay that controls the flow of electricity

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