Application programming interface. API redirects here. For otheruses, see API (disambiguation). In computer programming, an application programming interface (API) is a set of subroutine definitions, protocols, and tools for building software and applications. A good API makes it easier to develop a program by providing all the building blocks, which are then put together by the programmer.
How to Make Absinthe. Absinthe is made with Artemisia absinthium (wormwood) and other herbs. Originally used as a bitter digestif (similar to amaro), true absinthe can be difficult to procure.
What They Are. Arrowroot starch is made from the dried rootstock of the arrowroot plant, which is then ground into a white powder. The name comes from the manner in which it was used by the South American Aruac Indians, who saw it as an antidote for poisonous arrows.