V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
TAPI
       Telephony Application Program Interface (Intel, MS, WOSA, CTI)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
Telephony Application Programming Interface
TAPI
    (TAPI, or "Telephone Application
   Program Interface") A Windows 95 Application Program
   Interface enabling hardware independent access to telephone
   based communication.  TAPI covers a rather wide area of
   services from initialising the equipment (e.g. a modem) and
   placing a call to voice mail or control of a remote
   computer.
   [Telephone or Telephony?]
   (1995-12-05)