Application

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˌæp.ləˈkeɪ.ʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Origin

Late Middle English applicacioun, from Old French aplicacion (French application), from Latin applicātiōnem, accusative singular of applicātiō ("attachment; application, inclination"), from applicō ("join to, attach; apply").

Full definition of application

Noun

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. --John Locke.
4. The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence.I make the remark, and leave you to make the 'application''.The application of a theory to a set of data can be challenging.
5. (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.)''The iPhone application VR+ connects to major social networks.
6. A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school.December 31 is the deadline for MBA applications.
7. (bureaucracy, legal) A petition, entreaty, or other request.Their application for a deferral of the hearing was granted.

Hyponyms

Synonyms

• (computer software) software, program