application

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˌæp.lᵻˈkeɪ.ʃən/ (Indic) IPA(key): /əp.lɪˈke.ʃən/, /ˈæ.plɪ.ke.ʃən/ Hyphenation: ap‧pli‧ca‧tion Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === application (countable and uncountable, plural applications) The act of physically applying or laying on. The substance applied. The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use. The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence. (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.) A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar. (bureaucracy, law) A petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter. The act of requesting, claiming, or petitioning something. Diligence; close thought or attention. A kind of needlework; appliqué. (computing theory) The substitution of a specific value for the parameter in the abstraction, in lambda calculus. (obsolete) Compliance. ==== Synonyms ==== (computer software): software, program, app ==== Hyponyms ==== See also Thesaurus:software ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French application, from Old French aplicacion, from Latin applicātiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.pli.ka.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === application f (plural applications) application (mathematics) mapping (software) application Synonym: programme ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== appliquer ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: aplikasyon → Turkish: aplikasyon === Further reading === “application”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Alternative forms === applicacion === Etymology === From Old French aplicacion, from Latin applicātiōnem, accusative singular of applicātiō. === Noun === application f (plural applications) application (act of applying something) ==== Descendants ==== French: application === References === application on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)