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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PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
Google’s premium image generator, Imagen 3, comes integrated with the app.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
In the app, the Wildfire Smoke Layer shows where smoke from those fires drifts and how dense that smoke is.
—Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
Officers conducting a preliminary investigation reviewed messages the student had left on Discord, an online chatting app used by gamers and others, and arrested the student on suspicion of making criminal threats.
—Karen Kucher, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Maxon's Cinebench 2024 uses the company's Redshift engine to render a complex image, while Geekbench 6.3 Pro from Primate Labs simulates popular apps ranging from PDF rendering and speech recognition to machine learning.
—PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
Google’s premium image generator, Imagen 3, comes integrated with the app.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
In the app, the Wildfire Smoke Layer shows where smoke from those fires drifts and how dense that smoke is.
—Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
Officers conducting a preliminary investigation reviewed messages the student had left on Discord, an online chatting app used by gamers and others, and arrested the student on suspicion of making criminal threats.
—Karen Kucher, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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“App.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/app. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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