a whole number (opposed to fraction), 1570s, from Latin integer (adj.) whole, complete, figuratively, untainted, upright, literally untouched, from in-not (see in-(1)) + root of tangere to touch (see tangent).
The Experience API (Tin Can API) is an open source API. It is a Representational state transfer web service that uses JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) for its data format. The web service allows software clients to read and write experiential data in the form of âstatementâ objects.
Introduction to Tin Can API. Wait, so what is it called again? As it happens, the standard is now known as Experience API (Tin Can was the project name). So while a lot of people use these names interchangeably, Experience API is the more correct name according to Ali Shahrazad, the co-founder and COO of Saltbox. You'll often see it referenced as xAPI in forums and the like, but people will know what you're talking about if you call it Tin Can.