Definition of application. Meaning of application. Synonyms of application

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Definition of application

Application
Application Ap`pli*ca"tion, n. [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.

Meaning of application from wikipedia

- Look up application or applications in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Application may refer to: Application software, computer software designed to...
- An application program (software application, or application, or app for short) is a computer program designed to carry out a specific task other than...
- An application layer is an abstraction layer that specifies the shared communication protocols and interface methods used by hosts in a communications...
- A web application (or web app) is application software that is accessed using a web browser. Web applications are delivered on the World Wide Web to users...
- An application server is a server that hosts applications or software that delivers a business application through a communication protocol. For a typical...
- Pando was an application which was mainly aimed at sending (and receiving) files which would normally be too large to send via more "conventional" means...
- An application programming interface (API) is a way for two or more computer programs or components to communicate with each other. It is a type of software...
- The Common Application (more commonly known as the Common App) is an undergraduate college admission application that applicants may use to apply to over...
- Application security (short AppSec) includes all tasks that introduce a secure software development life cycle to development teams. Its final goal is...
- An application firewall is a form of firewall that controls input/output or system calls of an application or service. It operates by monitoring and blocking...