application

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A formal written or spoken request for a job, a place, or assistance.

   December 31 is the deadline for job applications.

2. 2
   noun

   A computer program designed to help you do a particular task; an app.

   I've tried several different word processing applications.

3. 3
   noun

   The practical use of something for a particular purpose.

   This research has many practical applications in medicine.

4. 4
   noun

   The act of putting or spreading a substance onto a surface.

   The application of this cream should reduce the swelling.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-der. Latin plicō Latin applicō Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin applicātiōbor. Old French aplicacionbor. Middle English applicacioun English application From Late Middle English applicacioun, borrowed from Old French aplicacion (French application), from Latin applicātiōnem, accusative singular of applicātiō (“attachment; application, inclination”), from applicō (“join to, attach; apply”). Equivalent to apply + -ication.

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