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(1) Software that is used for business or entertainment. The terms "application," "application program," "software application" and simply "app" may refer to virtually any type of program from spreadsheets such as Excel to media players such as iTunes to virtual reality games such as Second Life. However, the term specifically excludes essential control software such as the operating system (see system software).

One or Many Files

In the computer, an application can be made up of a single executable file or hundreds of files, which includes additional software modules, configuration files and ancillary data files. See application program and application software.

(2) A particular purpose for using technology such as a computer. An application can refer to a functional category such as payroll, inventory and billing, or to a business category such as manufacturing, banking or retail. It may also refer to scientific or medical categories. Although awkward, one could use the word to mean both definitions #1 and #2 in the same sentence. For example, "this application is used in medical applications" is technically correct.

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Written statements on a form by a prospective insured about himself, including assets and other personal information. These statements and additional information, such as a medical report, are used by an insurance company to decide whether or not to insure the risk. Falsification or nondisclosure of information may give the insurance company grounds for rescinding a policy that has been issued.
Statements in the application are also used to decide on an applicant’s underwriting classification and premium rates.

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noun

1. The act of putting into play: employment, exercise, exertion, implementation, operation, play, usage, use, utilization. See used/unused.
2. The condition of being put to use: duty, employment, service, use, utilization. See used/unused.
3. The giving of a medication, especially by prescribed dosage: administration, dispensation. See give/take/reciprocity.
4. The fact of being related to the matter at hand: applicability, appositeness, bearing, concernment, germaneness, materiality, pertinence, pertinency, relevance, relevancy. See relevant/irrelevant.
5. Steady attention and effort, as to one's occupation: assiduity, assiduousness, diligence, industriousness, industry, sedulousness. See industrious/lazy.
6. A document used in applying, as for a job: form. See seek/avoid, words.

n

Definition: use
Antonyms: disuse

(DOD) 1. The system or problem to which a computer is applied. Reference is often made to an application as being either of the computational type (arithmetic computations predominate) or of the data processing type (data handling operations predominate). 2. In the intelligence context, the direct extraction and tailoring of information from an existing foundation of intelligence and near real time reporting. It is focused on and meets specific, narrow requirements, normally on demand.

IN BRIEF: A way of being used. The act of putting something on or to use.

Scientific knowledge often has practical applications.

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For a list of words related to application, see:

• Dressings and Supports - application: medication, remedy, or antiseptic placed externally on body part, as in compress
• Corporations and Business Practices - application: business activity suitable for computerization

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Common misspelling(s) of application

• aplication

Dansk (Danish)
n. - ansøgning
adj. - applikation, edb-program

idioms:

• make an application    lave en ansøgning
• put in an application    indsende en ansøgning

Nederlands (Dutch)
toepassing, opsmeren (van crème), aanvraag, ijver, sollicitatie, crème solliciteren, aanvragen

Français (French)
n. - demande, candidature, souscription, application, (Pharm) usage, attention, pertinence, portée, (Comput) application
adj. - de candidature, d'application, de demande, d'usage, de pertinence, de portée, (Comput) d'applications

idioms:

• make an application    faire une demande
• put in an application    faire une demande

Deutsch (German)
n. - Anwendung, Antrag, Bewerbung, Einsatz, Fleiß
adj. - anwendbar, relevant

idioms:

• make an application    beantragen
• put in an application    sich bewerben (um)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αίτηση, εφαρμογή, τοποθέτηση, επίθεμα, χρήση, εφαρμογή, προσήλωση, αφοσίωση

idioms:

• make an application    υποβάλλω αίτηση
• put in an application    υποβάλλω αίτηση

Italiano (Italian)
applicazione, ardore, diligenza, domanda, intervista

idioms:

• letter of application    domanda d'impiego

Português (Portuguese)
n. - aplicação (f), matrícula (f), pedido (m), requerimento (m), inscrição (f)

idioms:

• letter of application    carta (f) de requerimento ou pedido
• make an application    fazer uma inscrição
• put in an application    fazer uma inscrição
• put in an application for    fazer uma inscrição para
• submit an application    submeter uma inscrição

Русский (Russian)
заявление, использование, применение, рвение, старательность, апелляция, заявка

idioms:

• letter of application    заявление
• make an application    подать апелляцию, подать на службу
• put in an application    подать заявление
• put in an application for    подать заявление о
• submit an application    подать заявление

Español (Spanish)
n. - aplicación, uso, entrega, dedicación, diligencia, laboriosidad, solicitud, petición, carta de solicitud, formulario, solicitud de empleo
adj. - de uso, relacionado o perteneciente a la aplicación, dedicación, uso o dedicación

idioms:

• make an application    presentar una solicitud, formular una petición
• put in an application    solicitar, hacer una solicitud

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ansökan, anmälan, tillämpning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
申请, 运用, 适用, 申请的

idioms:

• make an application    请求某人某事, 申请...
• put in an application    申请...

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 申請, 運用, 適用
adj. - 申請的

idioms:

• make an application    請求某人某事, 申請...
• put in an application    申請...

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 적용, 신청, 근면
adj. - 적용의, 응용의

idioms:

• make an application    신청하다
• put in an application    신청하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 適用, 応用法, 塗布, 患部に当てるもの, 心の傾注, 申し込み, 志願, 願書, 外用薬, 勤勉

idioms:

• make an application    申し込む
• put in an application    申請書を出す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) طلب, استعمال, تطبيف, قابليه التطبيق العملي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פנייה, בקשה, התאמה, יישום, שימוש, החלה, הנחה, רטייה, תרופה, ריכוז, שקדנות, התמדה, אפליקציה‬
adj. - ‮של פנייה/בקשה (טופס), של יישום (תוכנית)‬

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