Dictionary

application

Pronunciation

(RP) IPA: /ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən/
(British) IPA: /aplɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
(British, America) IPA: /ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən/

Noun

application

The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense
The application of this cream should reduce the swelling.
The substance applied.
- 1857, John Eadie, ‎John Francis Waller, ‎William John Macquorn Rankine, The Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography
  His body was stripped, laid out upon a table, and covered with a hearsecloth, when some of his attendants perceived symptoms of returning animation, and by the use of warm applications, internal and external, gradually restored him to life.
The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.
- 1693, [John Locke], “§43”, in Some Thoughts Concerning Education, London: […] A[wnsham] and J[ohn] Churchill, […], OCLC 1161614482 ↗:
  All that I have hitherto contended for, is, that whatsoever rigor is necessary, it is more to be us'd, the younger children are; and having by a due application wrought its effect, it is to be relax'd, and chang'd into a milder sort of government.
The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence.
I make the remark, and leave you to make the application.
The application of a theory to a set of data can be challenging.
(computing) 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. (Also called: application program; application software.)
This iPhone application can connect to most social networks.
A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar.
December 31 is the deadline for MBA applications.
(bureaucracy, legal) A petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter.
Their application for a deferral of the hearing was granted.
The act of requesting, claiming, or petitioning something.
Diligence; close thought or attention.
A kind of needlework; appliqué.
(obsolete) Compliance.