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by neuroelectron 389 days ago
A protocol is like the line at Subway where an api is a bar & restaurant.
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linux2647 389 days ago
Sorry, I don’t understand this analogy
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anthk 388 days ago
Protocol = It defines the whole channe with data structures and commands.

API = how do you connect against.

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