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Application programming interface

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At a glance

An application programming interface (API) is a connection between computers or between computer programs.

Disciplines
Computer Science · Software Engineering
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Insights from this view

Structural observations about the concepts shown here — descriptions of this graph, not claims about the world.

  • This view connects 23 disciplines: Agriculture, Anthropology, Biology, Business, Computer Science, Discrete Mathematics, Ecology, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Science, Epidemiology, Linear Algebra, Logistics, Management, Mathematics, Network Science, Political Science, Public Health, Sociology, Software Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Systems Biology, Urban Planning.
  • Application programming interface is a bridge concept — viewed here through Computer Science, Software Engineering.
  • The connections here span 4 relation families.
  • Networks explains 6 concepts in this view (Agriculture, Anthropology, Biology, Business, Computer Science, Discrete Mathematics, Ecology, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Science, Epidemiology, Linear Algebra, Logistics, Management, Mathematics, Network Science, Political Science, Public Health, Sociology, Supply Chain Management, Systems Biology, Urban Planning).

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The focused concept’s relationships. Pick another concept in the graph above to update this list.

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By discipline

ChemistryBiologyPhysicsMathematicsComputer ScienceGeologyMineralogyEconomics

By thinking pattern

Bayesian updatingCause and effectCompoundingConservationConstraintsDefense in depthDiffusion & spreadEmergenceEnergy transformationEntropy & irreversibilityEquilibriumFeedback loopIncentivesInformationLevels & hierarchyModularityNetworksOptimizationOscillationProbabilityRecursion & self-similarityScaleSignal vs noiseSource–pathway–receptorStocks and flowsSymmetry & invarianceThresholds & tipping pointsTrade-offsTriangulationVariation & selectionWaves

By journey

From a Leaf to the ClimateWhy Music Moves UsHow Machines LearnReasoning about a Leaf and the Climate

Concept collections

Concept collections are curated lenses onto the fabric — themed sets of ideas that recur across disciplines. They are not journeys; they are a way to read the graph.

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What this is

Start from one concept and expand outward. The view never shows everything at once — click a node to refocus, filter by relationship type, or switch to an accessible list.

One fabric

3750 concepts and 5051 typed relations form one connected component — no isolated silo.

How to read it

Focus a concept, or apply a lens (discipline, mental model, journey) to see only the threads that matter.