What does “WINAPI” in main function mean?

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WINAPI is a macro that evaluates to __stdcall, a Microsoft-specific keyword that specifies a calling convention where the callee cleans the stack. The function’s caller and callee need to agree on a calling convention to avoid corrupting the stack.

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