application
326
3.9
- noun
- /ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
aplicación (informática)
- The next transformative development, a picture-sharing application.
- computer applications
- software application
- mobile application
And I wish there was more of those home applications aside from the browser.
- And I wish there was more of those home applications aside from the browser.
- ChatGPT from Open AI is now the fastest growing consumer application in human history.
- I don't know when that was dating application for Ian lean mean mean machine.
Examples
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I already started checking out the applications.
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You're going to see our entire suite of applications on these tablet devices.
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It's a free application and the pen feels great.
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So let's look at some applications first.
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We can just use virtually any application like Google Earth.
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The good news is that almost all Linux applications are free and open source.
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ANNs are currently being used in a variety of applications with great success.
Academic text (2013) -
Electronic calculators are now available for free on the web, and applications for mobiles have also been developed.
Academic text (2017) -
I downloaded a new application to help me track my fitness goals.
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She found a useful application for editing photos on her smartphone.
Synonyms
49
4.4
A computer program that does a simple system task
32
2.3
A set of instructions that tells a computer what to do
2
3.2
A program that solves a specific problem for a person or business
1
3.2
Computer software that helps you do specific tasks like writing or managing files
1
3.8
A computer tool that does system tasks like cleaning files or scanning for viruses
A tool on a computer that helps you do tasks like writing documents or using spreadsheets
Compounds
- Specialized
7
4.9
An official request to get rights to a new invention from the government
3
2.6
A sum of money you pay when you ask to be chosen for something like a job or school
1
4.1
A formal request to a bank or lender to borrow money, for example to get a credit card
- Specialized
1
3.2
Computer software that helps you do specific tasks like writing or managing files
- Specialized
A computer program that is running and showing on the screen so you can use it
- Specialized
A programming language that uses terms familiar to its users
- Specialized
A computer program that uses little memory and runs well on phones or old laptops
- Specialized
A program that reads, understands, or writes human language text
How Complex
- Specialized
278
4.9
- Specialized
5
3.2
- Specialized
326
3.9
- Specialized
∞
3.1
- Specialized
49
4.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Application comes from the verb apply, meaning 'to put to use'. So a computer application is a program you 'put to use' to do a task, often called an 'app'.