Meaning of app | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname from German.
2. Abbreviation of appeals.
   abbreviation, alt-of, plural, plural-only
3. appetizer
   informal
4. An appearance in a game.
5. application, use (the act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use)
6. Initialism of acute-phase protein.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
7. An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device.
8. application (use, purpose; not a computer program)
9. Abbreviation of approach.
   abbreviation, alt-of
10. application, administering (the act of physically applying or laying on)
11. Initialism of amyloid precursor protein.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
12. application (to a college etc.)
    informal
13. implementation, deployment, rollout (the process of moving an idea from concept to reality)
14. Initialism of ammonium polyphosphate.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
15. application, dedication, diligence (close thought or attention)
16. Initialism of authorized push payment.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
17. application (a computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose)

Equivalents

Examples

“10 Station App”

“A visual tool can be thought of as a graphics app that generates most of your program's GUI code for you”

“So is a spreadsheet app, but I'm not going to put⟳ those on a web site any time soon.”

“The Web browser was the killer app that kickstarted the Internet and, in turn⟳, enabled it to be embedded in everything”

“Want⟳ realtime flight and gate updates? A calorie counter? A remote for your DVD player? Chances are there's an app for it. Smartphones separate⟳ themselves in another key area: connectivity”

“Parking is by app, which (when it works) is good. But £7.70 to park⟳ is extortionate, so GTR needs to look⟳ at reducing that.”

“SCULLY: What are these chips used for? PENDRELL: Video games, brake systems, they're finding new apps every day. I just read⟳ about one being designed to help⟳ the severely disabled operate⟳ computers using brainwaves.”

““Ky—please⟳ don't take⟳ this the wrong way—I actually have⟳ to wear⟳ a dress from our line. You know⟳, to show⟳ off my marketing materials on my college app. So, I'm working on it with Hannah.””

“The food is some of Breck's best: apps like⟳ sweet potato gnocchi with smoked chicken and sage cream[…]”

“If you lay⟳ out a platter of these exciting, beautiful vegetarian appetizers, the other apps will pale in comparison.”

“This is not to say⟳ that we only serve⟳ apps at dinner parties. Quite the contrary; but for smaller gatherings, good appetizers can distinguish you as a host⟳ who puts more thought and effort into his or her party menu. Better yet, most apps are relatively easy to make⟳[…]”

“That player has had ten apps this season.”

“World Cup to live⟳ on APP in China China's Central Television, jointly with the digital firm of Ali Cloud, Tuesday released the unique APP product that is authorized to broadcast⟳ the World Cup live⟳. Besides TV and web, APP on mobile devices has become⟳ the 3rd platform to watch⟳ the tournament live⟳.”

“The Dalai Lama launches free APP”

“China to foster 300,000 industrial Internet APPs by 2020, ministry China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has recently released a plan⟳ to foster 300,000 industrial Internet APPs for specific industries and specific scenarios by 2020, meeting key demands in the key links of the manufacturing industry, including R&D and design⟳, manufacturing, operations, maintenance and operations management.”

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