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foreign function interface

interface to call functions from other programming languages
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foreign function interface

Summary

foreign function interface ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (820 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • foreign function interface is a type of application programming interface[2].
  • foreign function interface is used for programming language[3].
  • foreign function interface is used for interoperability[4].
  • foreign function interface is used for language interoperability[5].
  • foreign function interface's different from is recorded as language binding[6].

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Definition and Type

foreign function interface is a type of application programming interface[2].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include programming language[3], interoperability[4], and language interoperability[5].

Why It Matters

foreign function interface ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (820 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Related Entities

application programming interface interoperability programming language

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → language binding
    Subclass of → application programming interface
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P9675]]: 2434, Add qualifier to Rosetta Code page ID `Foreign_function_interface`"
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