Web API

Definitions

1. An interface exposed over HTTP (typically REST, GraphQL, or gRPC-Web) that allows client applications to read and write server-side data and trigger server-side logic using standard request-response or streaming protocols.

   In plain English: A way for apps and websites to send requests to a server and get data back over the internet.

   Example: "The mobile app and the web dashboard both hit the same Web API, so we only maintain one backend."

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