isapi

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isapi - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  Internet Server Application Programming Interface
  ISAPI
  
     <World-Wide Web> (ISAPI) Microsoft's programming interface
     between applications and their Internet Server.  Active
     Servers created with ISAPI extensions can be complete
     in-process applications themselves, or can "connect" to other
     services.  ISAPI is used for the same sort of functions as
     CGI but uses Microsoft Windows dynamic link libraries
     (DLL) for greater efficiency.  The server loads the DLL the
     first time a request is received and the DLL then stays in
     memory, ready to service other requests until the server
     decides it is no longer needed.  This minimises the overhead
     associated with executing such applications many times.
  
     An HTTP server can unload ISAPI application DLLs to free
     memory or preload them to speed up the first access.
     Applications can also be enhanced by ISAPI filters
  
     (1997-01-06)
  

isapi - V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006) :

  ISAPI
         Internet Server Application Programmer's Interface (MS, C/S, WWW,
  API)