https://github.com/Kong/apiglossary
Open source glossary of API terms, acronyms and industry buzzwords.
https://github.com/Kong/apiglossary
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Open source glossary of API terms, acronyms and industry buzzwords.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/Kong/apiglossary
- Owner: Kong
- Created: 2014-03-29T02:58:00.000Z (about 12 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2017-03-25T11:55:40.000Z (about 9 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-05-23T10:25:08.252Z (about 2 years ago)
- Homepage: http://apiglossary.com
- Size: 42 KB
- Stars: 97
- Watchers: 32
- Forks: 39
- Open Issues: 2
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# API Glossary
An educational and collaborative project with the mission to help define a new API industry.
- Get the foundational knowledge you need to dive right into API use, design, and development.
- Explain APIs and related technology to nontechs, without mumbling something from the RFC.
- Develop your own API using industry leading standards, design patterns and documentation.
## Contributing
*Any and all feedback, suggestions and lively discussions are highly encouraged.*
Everyone is welcome to contribute by submitting a pull request, opening an issue or sharing the project. Existing terms are located in the [`terms`](https://github.com/Mashape/apiglossary/tree/master/terms "View existing terms or add your own.") directory and described using YAML frontmatter & markdown. Please make sure filenames contain no spaces and end with the `.md` extension.
```md
---
term: Term
description: A short description of the term that will be used on the index.
---
## GitHub Flavored Markdown
Where you can put detailed content such as examples, diagrams, related terms, etc...
```
