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Api vs Metadata - What's the difference?

api | metadata |

As nouns the difference between api and metadata

is that api is while metadata is data that describes other data, serving as an informative label.

api

English

Noun

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

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    metadata

    Noun

    (-)
  • Data that describes other data, serving as an informative label.
  • Most websites contain metadata to tell the computer how to lay the words out on the screen.

    See also

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