Application

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  • noun. The act of applying.
  • noun. Something applied, such as a cosmetic or curative agent.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The act of putting something to a special use or purpose.
  • noun. A specific use to which something is put.
  • noun. The capacity of being usable; relevance.
  • noun. Close attention; diligence.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A request, as for assistance, employment, or admission to a school.
  • noun. The form or document on which such a request is made.
  • noun. A computer program designed for a specific task or use.
  • adjective. Of or being a computer program designed for a specific task or use.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of applying or putting to; the act of laying on: as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.
  • noun. The thing or remedy applied: as, the pain was abated by the application.
  • noun. The act of making request or of soliciting; the request so made: as, he made application to the Court of Chancery.
  • noun. The act of putting to a special use or purpose; adaptation to a specific end.
  • noun. The act of fixing the mind on something; close attention; devotion, as to a pursuit; assiduous effort.
  • noun. The act of applying a general principle, law, or theory to a particular case; the demonstration of the relation of a general principle to an actual state of things; the testing of something theoretical by applying it in practice.
  • noun. In law, appropriation; the act of allotting among several debts a payment inadequate to satisfy all. See appropriation, 4 .
  • noun. In astrology, the approach of a planet to any aspect.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense.
  • noun. The thing applied.
  • noun. The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.
  • noun. The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. The use of the principles of one science for the purpose of enlarging or perfecting another.
  • noun. The capacity of being practically applied or used; relevancy.
  • noun. The act of fixing the mind or closely applying one's self; assiduous effort; close attention.
  • noun. The act of making request of soliciting
  • noun. A request; a document containing a request.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.
  • noun. The thing applied.
  • noun. The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.
  • noun. The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence.
  • noun. 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.)
  • noun. A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school.
  • noun. A petition, entreaty, or other request.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the work of applying something
  • noun. the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
  • noun. the action of putting something into operation
  • noun. a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task
  • noun. a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school
  • noun. a diligent effort
  • noun. liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin
  • Word Usage
    ""Men of science regard the discovery of a new fact in science as a higher attainment than the application of it to useful purposes, while the world at large regards the _application_ of the principle or fact in science to the useful arts as of paramount importance."
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