application
application Lexical Profile
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• noun
A formal, usually written request submitted to an authority, institution, or employer for a job, admission, grant, or official permission.
"She submitted her university application two weeks before the admissions deadline."
A computer software program or mobile app designed to perform a specific function or set of tasks directly for an end user.
"The new budgeting application automatically categorizes monthly expenses from linked bank accounts."
The action of putting a theory, discovery, rule, or skill into practical use, or its relevance to a particular situation.
"The lecture focused on the practical application of statistical models in public health research."
The act of spreading, rubbing, or laying a substance such as paint, ointment, or lotion onto a surface.
"The wooden deck required a second application of weatherproof sealant before winter."
Sustained, diligent effort and close mental concentration devoted to a task or study.
"Mastering a musical instrument requires years of steady application and patience."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French application, from Latin applicationem ('a joining to, an attaching oneself to'), from the verb applicare, formed from ad- ('to') and plicare ('to fold').