[KLUG Members] API

[Eric Beversluis]

I often see references to 'API' (application-program interface), but
have never really seen a good definition of it. In fact, the term seems
to me to be used differently in different contexts. (An application IS a
program, so what exactly is being interfaced?) Could someone explain
exactly what API means in the following quotation (from CodeWeavers'
mission statement):

     "re-implementing the Win32 API under Linux"

Thanks.
EB