API Specification Standard

Definitions

1. A formal standard used to describe APIs consistently so tools, documentation, validation, and client generation can work across ecosystems. In open-source and platform culture, API specification standards help teams communicate interfaces more precisely than ad hoc prose alone.

   In plain English: A formal standard for describing APIs consistently.

   Example: "The platform team adopted an API specification standard so docs, mocks, and generated clients all reflected the same source of truth."

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