APPLICATION

application

(noun) the action of putting something into operation; “the application of maximum thrust”; “massage has far-reaching medical applications”; “the application of indexes to tables of data”

application, diligence

(noun) a diligent effort; “it is a job requiring serious application”

application, coating, covering

(noun) the work of applying something; “the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine”; “a complete bleach requires several applications”; “the surface was ready for a coating of paint”

application, practical application

(noun) the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose; “he advocated the application of statistics to the problem”; “a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis”

lotion, application

(noun) liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; “a lotion for dry skin”

application

(noun) a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; “December 31 is the deadline for applications”

application, application program, applications programme

(noun) a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; “he has tried several different word processing applications”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

application (countable and uncountable, plural applications)

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, legal) 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.

(obsolete) Compliance.

Synonyms

• (computer software): software, program, app

Hyponyms

• array application

• aspect-oriented application

• asynchronous application

• attribute-oriented application

• class-based application

• classless application

• command-line interface application

• concept application

• concurrent application

• console application

• constraint application

• data-driven application

• dataflow application

• data-oriented application

• data structure application

• decision table application

• declarative application

• defensive application

• dual-paradigm application

• dynamic application

• dynamically-typed application

• embeddable application

• end-user application

• event-based application

• event-driven application

• evolutionary application

• flow-based application

• functional application

• generic application

• graphical user interface application

• imperative application

• instance-based application

• iterative application

• language-oriented application

• list-based application

• logic-based application

• machine application

• macro application

• mathematical application

• metaapplication

• modular application

• monolithic application

• multi-page application

• multi-paradigm application

• natural language application

• nondeterministic application

• non-structured application

• object-oriented application

• partial application

• partial function application

• probabilistic application

• probabilistic application

• process-oriented application

• prototype-based application

• reactive application

• recursive application

• reflective application

• role-oriented application

• rule-based application

• single-page application

• stack-based application

• static application

• statically typed application

• structured application

• subject-oriented application

• synchronous application

• user interface application

• visual application

• XML-based application

• Web application

• See also software

Source: Wiktionary

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Ap`pli*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. applicatio, fr. applicare: cf. F. application. See Apply.]

1. The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.

2. The thing applied. He invented a new application by which blood might be stanched. Johnson.

3. The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use. If a right course . . . be taken with children, there will not be much need of the application of the common rewards and punishments. Locke.

4. The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence; as, I make the remark, and leave you to make the application; the application of a theory.

5. Hence, in specific uses: (a) That part of a sermon or discourse in which the principles before laid down and illustrated are applied to practical uses; the "moral" of a fable. (b) The use of the principles of one science for the purpose of enlarging or perfecting another; as, the application of algebra to geometry.

6. The capacity of being practically applied or used; relevancy; as, a rule of general application.

7. The act of fixing the mind or closely applying one's self; assiduous effort; close attention; as, to injure the health by application to study. Had his application been equal to his talents, his progress night have been greater. J. Jay.

8. The act of making request of soliciting; as, an application for an office; he made application to a court of chancery.

9. A request; a document containing a request; as, his application was placed on file.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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