INT 7B - Eicon Access API(Application Program[ming] Interface) The defined set of calls which a program may make to interact with or request services of the operating system or environment under which it is running.  Because the inputs and outputs of the calls are well-defined, a program using the API can continue using the identical calls even if the internal organization of the program providing the API changes. (3270/5250 gateways)
SeeAlso: INT 5C"NetBIOSOne of a number of low-level device-independent network interfaces; the other major interfaces are Novell's IPX and the Internet's IP (Internet Protocol, the lower-level portion of TCP/IP)."