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ap·pli·ca·tion (ap′li kā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act of applying; specif.,
    1. the act of putting something on the application of cosmetics
    2. the act of putting something to use a job calling for the application of many skills
  2. anything applied, esp. a remedy
  3. a way of applying or method of applying or using; specific use a scientific principle having many applications in industry
  4. an asking for something; request an application for employment
  5. a form to be filled out with pertinent data in applying for something, as for employment
  6. continued mental or physical effort; close attention; diligence
  7. relevance or practicality this idea has no application to the case
  8. Comput.: often in the pl. form when used attributively [an application program, applications software]
    1. any specific task, as billing or inventory, to be performed by a program
    2. a program for performing such a task

Etymology: ME applicacioun < L applicatio, a binding on, joining to < pp. of applicare, apply

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Alternate definitions:

business application definition - business

law application definition - legal

telecom application definition - telecom

application Synonyms

application

n.

  1. Use

    employment, utilization, use, purpose; see use 1, 2.

  2. Close attention

    devotion, assiduousness, diligence; see attention 2, diligence.

  3. That which is applied

    lotion, balm, wash, ointment, salve, face cream, mud pack, ice bag, bandage, compress, dressing, tourniquet, alcohol, alcohol rub, stimulant, rubefacient, emollient, pomade, poultice, talcum powder, unguent, plaster, heating pad; see also cosmetic, lotion, medicine 2, salve.

  4. Putting one thing on another

    administering, administration, applying, laying on, piling on, cementing, oiling, dosing, rubbing, reinforcement, creaming, treatment, massaging, bringing into contact, juxtaposing, juxtaposition.

  5. A request

    petition, entreaty, demand; see appeal 1, request.

  6. The instrument by which a request is made

    petition, form, questionnaire, blank, paper, letter, credentials, certificate, statement, requisition, bill, formal application, letter of application; see also form 5.

  7. Relevance

    applicability, relevance, pertinence, relationship; see fitness 1, importance 1.


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application Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • submit: The deadline for submitting complete applications is 1 March 2002.

Adjective modifier

  • practical: In Part II, this practical application of nuclear weapons to strategy is examined.

Modifies a noun

  • form: We included an application form for people wishing to join.

Noun used with modifier

  • planning: Fans of Weymouth Speedway are being urged to back the club's planning application to continue racing at the Wessex Stadium.

Preposition: of

  • principle: The application of evolutionary principles is an emerging theme.

Preposition: for

  • registration: The Intermediary Registration Board is looking to expand its current register of 77 accredited intermediaries and invites applications for registration in 2006.
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application quotes

Fora Jewish Puritanofthemiddleclass,thenovel isserious, the novel is work, the novel is conscientious applicationö why,thenovelispractically theretailbusinessalloveragain.

-Nemerov, Howard

In the final analysis, all architecture reveals the application of human ingenuity to the satisfaction of human needs. And among these needs are not only shelter, warmth and accommodation, but also the needs, felt at every moment in every part of the world in endlessly different ways, for something more profound, evocative and universal, for beauty, for permanence, for immortality.

-Nuttgens, Patrick

It is a fraud of the Christian system to call the sciences human invention; it is only theapplication of themthat is human. Every science has for its basis a system of principles as fixed and unalterable asthose by whichthe universe is regulated and governed. Man cannot make principles, he can only discover them.

-Paine,Thomas

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