application
IPA: æpɫʌkˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense
- The substance applied.
- The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.
- The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence.
- (computing) A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)
- A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar.
- (bureaucracy, law) A petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter.
- The act of requesting, claiming, or petitioning something.
- Diligence; close thought or attention.
- A kind of needlework; appliqué.
- (computing theory) The substitution of a specific value for the parameter in the abstraction, in lambda calculus.
- (obsolete) Compliance.
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Examples of "application" in Sentences
- The software application allows users to edit photos with ease
- She submitted her application to the university last week
- The application of this new technology can significantly improve efficiency
- He demonstrated the application of the theory in a real-world scenario
- They found a mobile application that helps track their fitness goals
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