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  2. Reverse geocoding - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_geocoding

    Reverse geocoding is the process of converting a location as described by geographic coordinates (latitude, longitude) to a human-readable address or place name. It is the opposite of forward geocoding (often referred to as address geocoding or simply "geocoding"), hence the term reverse. Reverse geocoding permits the identification of nearby ...

  3. List of news media APIs - Wikipedia

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    AP Breaking News API; AP Content API allows the search and download of AP Images, one of the world's largest collections of historical and contemporary imagery. AP Breaking News API retrieve a list of available breaking news categories and then requests content for a specific category. Headlines and images only. Does not provide full text of ...

  4. Reverse lookup - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_lookup

    Reverse lookup is a procedure of using a value to retrieve a unique key in an associative array. [1] Applications of reverse lookup include reverse DNS lookup, which provides the domain name associated with a particular IP address, [2] reverse telephone directory, which provides the name of the entity associated with a particular telephone ...

  5. Reverse DNS lookup - Wikipedia

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    It is important to note that this is the reverse order to the usual dotted-decimal convention for writing IPv4 addresses in textual form. For example, to do a reverse lookup of the IP address 8.8.4.4 the PTR record for the domain name 4.4.8.8.in-addr.arpa would be looked up, and found to point to dns.google.

  6. ZIP Code - Wikipedia

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    Each ZIP Code has one or more "postal city" names assigned to it. Since ZIP Code boundaries are based on the areas served by each physical post office, they often do not coincide with the boundaries of local government units. For example, suburban and unincorporated areas may share a postal city name with a neighboring municipality, even if no ...

  7. Reverse proxy - Wikipedia

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    Reverse proxies can inspect HTTP headers, which, for example, allows them to present a single IP address to the Internet while relaying requests to different internal servers based on the URL of the HTTP request. Reverse proxies can hide the existence and characteristics of origin servers. This can make it more difficult to determine the actual ...

  8. Open API - Wikipedia

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    An open API (often referred to as a public API) is a publicly available application programming interface that provides developers with programmatic access to a (possibly proprietary) software application or web service. [1] Open APIs are APIs that are published on the internet and are free to access by consumers. [2]

  9. Here Technologies - Wikipedia

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    Apps built with the Here Android API will be able to interact with extruded 3D buildings, search for specific buildings and preview their routes in detail. In November 2012, Here created an HTML5-based web service for iOS. The free app provides iPhone users with maps in almost 200 countries as well as public transit, walking and driving directions.