application in English dictionary

  • application

    Meanings and definitions of "application"

    • The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.
    • The thing 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.
    • (bureaucracy, law) A petition, entreaty, or other request.
    • noun
      The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.
    • noun
      The thing applied.
    • noun
      The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.
    • noun
      The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence.
    • noun
      (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.)
    • noun
      A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school.
    • noun
      (bureaucracy, law)
      A petition, entreaty, or other request.
    • a verbal or written request
    • the act of applying
    • the thing applied
    • the act of applying as a means
    • the act of directing or referring something to a particular case
    • billing (for a service)
    • a computer program
    • application (of ointment)
    • Software that has the scope to solve a specific problem.
    • noun
      a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application"
    • 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"
    • noun
      a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; "December 31 is the deadline for applications"
    • noun
      liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin"
    • 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"
    • 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"
    • 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"

    Synonyms of "application" in English dictionary

    diligence, travail, manual labor are the top synonyms of "application" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of application

    • application ( plural  applications)
    • application (plural applications)
  • APPlication
  • Application

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