• App

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /ap/
    • US IPA: /æp/

    Origin

    Shortening.

    Full definition of app

    Noun

    app

    (plural apps)
    1. (computing) An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device.
      • 1999, February, A visual tool can be thought of as a graphics app that generates most of your program's GUI code for you
      • 1999, Jerry Bradenbaugh, JavaScript application cookbook, So is a spreadsheet app, but I'm not going to put those on a web site any time soon.
      • 1999, November, The Web browser was the killer app that kickstarted the Internet and, in turn, enabled it to be embedded in everything
      • 2005, May, Want realtime flight and gate updates? A calorie counter? A remote for your DVD player? Chances are there's an app for it. Smartphones separate themselves in another key area: connectivity
    2. (informal) appetizer
      • 2007, Evelyn Spence, Explorer's Guide Colorado's Classic Mountain TownsThe food is some of Breck's best: apps like sweet potato gnocchi with smoked chicken and sage cream...
      • 2009, Robin Asbell, New VegetarianIf you lay out a platter of these exciting, beautiful vegetarian appetizers, the other apps will pale in comparison.
      • 2010, Bill Allen, Grillin', Chillin', and Swillin' (page 1)This is not to say that we only serve apps at dinner parties. Quite the contrary; but for smaller gatherings, good appetizers can distinguish you as a host who puts more thought and effort into his or her party menu. Better yet, most apps are relatively easy to make...
    3. (military) application (not a computer program)
    4. (sports) an appearance in a game (e.g., a player with 10 apps in a season played 10 times)

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