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by noduerme 18 days ago
Attack surface is another one I use.
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Yes, I've always heard it used in this context. I really believe the other use is because someone misheard "service", and it stuck.
That's rather funny! Probably true. "API surface" sounds exactly like a CEO trying to say "API service" without understanding what an API is. lol.