[IncRnd]

EDI is not API. Likewise, compression is not encryption, even though the output of a compression routine sometimes appears encrypted. A noun is not a verb, despite them both being parts of speech.

EDI is an acronym for Electronic Data Interchange that uses a standardized format. In that way businesses don't need to send paper around. An EDIs standardized format is implementated with methods that are accessed through an API.

[donzog]

"An EDIs standardized format is implementated with methods that are accessed through an API." - so true. Then everyone starts calling this either EDI or API for short :)