 ##  [API-Based Resource Access](/index.php/api-based-resource-access) 

  ##  [API-Based Resource Access](https://information.quantumdictionary.io/api-based-resource-access-0) 

  
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**Information &amp; Communication Dictionary**

 
Definition

A method of exposing a library’s or repository’s functionality, content and descriptive metadata through a documented programmatic interface (API) so external systems can query, retrieve, or manipulate resources in an automated, repeatable and controlled way.