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“application”
A complete, self-contained program that performs a specific function directly for users: The term app is defined as a shorthand abbreviation of application, meaning a way of using a product or a program.
An app is not the same as computer software; such as, the operating systems, server processes, libraries which exist to support application programs, and utility programs.
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English Words in Action, Group A
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application
A computer program that performs a particular task; such as, a word-processing or a spreadsheet software.
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Computer Terms
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