aplicación

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin applicātiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aplikaˈθjon/ [a.pli.kaˈθjõn] (Spain) IPA(key): /aplikaˈsjon/ [a.pli.kaˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -on Syllabification: a‧pli‧ca‧ción === Noun === aplicación f (plural aplicaciones) application, use (the act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use) Synonyms: uso, empleo, utilización application, administering (the act of physically applying or laying on) implementation, deployment, rollout (the process of moving an idea from concept to reality) Synonym: puesta en marcha / práctica application, dedication, diligence (close thought or attention) Synonyms: esmero, cuidado, atención, diligencia Antonym: desaplicación (computing) 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) Synonym: app (Latin America) application (a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar) Synonym: solicitud ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “aplicación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “aplicación”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010