API - application program interface. Related Terms. Application program interface (API) is a set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications. An API specifies how software components should interact and APIs are used when programming graphical user interface (GUI) components. A good API makes it easier to develop a program by providing all the building blocks. A programmer then puts the blocks together.
Profane language is the kind that gets bleeped on TV. The word profane can also describe behavior that's deeply offensive because it shows a lack of respect, especially for someone's religious beliefs. The Latin root profanus means unholy, and that's where it all started.
profanity. noun. 1. sacrilege, blasphemy, irreverence, impiety, profaneness To desecrate a holy spring is considered profanity. 2. swearing, abuse, curse, cursing, obscenity, four-letter word, foul language, imprecation, malediction, swearword, execration Our ears were assailed by curses and profanities.