The difference between an API and a protocol is that a protocol calls itself a protocol.
A good protocol is documented and has multiple implementations. But an API can have that too. A protocol has to specifically by created with the purpose of there being multiple implementations to be a protocol.
ISO 3103 is a standardized method for brewing tea. Protocol.
Electrical outlets, light bulb screws, all protocols.
Snapple facts - API.
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