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.
