Defined term
Application Programming Interface (API)
Application Programming Interface (API): Specification for input data and output data for a system.
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Specification for input data and output data for a system. Election officials can use APIs to adapt their election systems for commonly used applications, such as the Voter Information Project (VIP) for voter lookup tools and election night reporting
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EAC IT Glossary for Election Officials
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EAC Information Technology Terminology
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