1
: application sense 3
a word processing app
especially
: an application designed for a mobile device (such as a smartphone)
Health-insurance companies and government officials alike are drawn to the ability of smartphone apps to reach tough-to-access patients, to effect long-term lifestyle changes, and to do it all at a very low cost. —
Marcellus Hall
see also killer app
Marcellus Hall 2
informal
: appetizer
… the hidden video monitors that tell the cooks when the V.I.P.'s have finished their apps …—Thomas McNamee
Thomas McNamee1
apparatus
2
appendix
3
appliance
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Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
One measure rejected by Republicans would have barred Pentagon officials from using commercial messaging apps to share war plans, a jab at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Signal controversy.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 5 Apr. 2025
Teams was a novel addition to its software bundle, though the app’s success came during the Covid pandemic after the explosive growth in products like Zoom and Slack, which Salesforce acquired.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
With the now disregarded deadline looming this weekend, the likes of Apple and Google had been nervous of the status of TikTok in their respective app stores and on U.S. servers.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
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That’s without the 5% discount when bought in the Samsung shop app, or the double storage promotion the company often runs.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
One measure rejected by Republicans would have barred Pentagon officials from using commercial messaging apps to share war plans, a jab at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Signal controversy.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 5 Apr. 2025
Teams was a novel addition to its software bundle, though the app’s success came during the Covid pandemic after the explosive growth in products like Zoom and Slack, which Salesforce acquired.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
With the now disregarded deadline looming this weekend, the likes of Apple and Google had been nervous of the status of TikTok in their respective app stores and on U.S. servers.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
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“App.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/app. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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