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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  application
       
          1. application program.
       
          2. function application.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
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     2. The thing applied.
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              He invented a new application by which blood might
              be stanched.                          --Johnson.
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     3. The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to
        accomplish an end; specific use.
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              If a right course . . . be taken with children,
              there will not be much need of the application of
              the common rewards and punishments.   --Locke.
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     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.
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     5. Hence, in specific uses:
        (a) That part of a sermon or discourse in which the
            principles before laid down and illustrated are
            applied to practical uses; the ``moral'' of a fable.
        (b) The use of the principles of one science for the
            purpose of enlarging or perfecting another; as, the
            application of algebra to geometry.
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     6. The capacity of being practically applied or used;
        relevancy; as, a rule of general application.
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     7. The act of fixing the mind or closely applying one's self;
        assiduous effort; close attention; as, to injure the
        health by application to study.
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              Had his application been equal to his talents, his
              progress might have been greater.     --J. Jay.
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     8. The act of making request of soliciting; as, an
        application for an office; he made application to a court
        of chancery.
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     9. A request; a document containing a request; as, his
        application was placed on file.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  application
       n 1: a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or
            admission to a school; "December 31 is the deadline for
            applications"
       2: the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a
          particular purpose; "he advocated the application of
          statistics to the problem"; "a novel application of
          electronics to medical diagnosis" [syn: practical
          application]
       3: a program that gives a computer instructions that provide
          the user with tools to accomplish a task; "he has tried
          several different word processing applications" [syn: application
          program, applications programme]
       4: the work of applying something; "the doctor prescribed a
          topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach
          requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for
          a coating of paint"; [syn: coating, covering]
       5: liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or
          medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for
          dry skin" [syn: lotion]
       6: a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious
          application" [syn: diligence]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  application
     Γαλλικά n.
     1 εφαρμογή
     2 ευσυνειδησία

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  application
     Middle French n.
     (l en application) (gloss: act of applying something)
     n.
     1 The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense
     2 The substance applied.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  application
     n.
     1 The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense
     2 The substance applied.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  application
     Middle French n.
     (l en application) (gloss: act of applying something)
     n.
     1 The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense
     2 The substance applied.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  application
     Middle French n.
     (l en application) (gloss: act of applying something)
     n.
     1 The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense
     2 The substance applied.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  application
     Ranska n.
     1 sovellus, soveltaminen, käyttö
     2 levitys, sively (maalin)
     3 (yhteys tietotekniikka k=fr) sovellus

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  application
     Franska n.
     1 tillämpning, bruk
     2 (tagg matematik språk=fr) avbildning

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Application /ˌaplɪkˈeɪʃən/
  الطّلب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  application //ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən// //ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən// 
  1. приложе́ние, програ́ма
  a computer program
  2. заявле́ние, молба́
  a verbal or written request, especially for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar
  3. приложе́ние, употре́ба
  the act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense
  4. приложи́мост
  the act of directing or referring something to a particular case

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  application /ˌaplɪkˈeɪʃən/ 
  užití

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  application /ˌaplɪkˈeɪʃən/
  aplikační program

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  application /ˌaplɪkˈeɪʃən/ 
  použití

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  application /ˌaplɪkˈeɪʃən/ 
  přihláška

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  application /ˌaplɪkˈeɪʃən/
  žádost

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  application /ˌaplɪkˈeɪʃən/ 
   [it] aplikace

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  application /ˌaplɪkˈeɪʃən/
   [it] program

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  application /ˌaplɪkˈeɪʃən/ 
  cais