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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Medora Lee, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
The controls also let users put a blanket restriction on certain categories of apps, such as social, games or entertainment or zero in on a specific app, by limiting the time that can be spent on it.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
Remove an app from your phone’s home screen or delete it entirely.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
For companies like xAI, Google and Apple, the availability of undressing apps represents a leadership failure, said Ann Skeet, senior director of leadership ethics at Santa Clara University’s Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.
—Ethan Baron, Boston Herald, 21 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Many reloadable prepaid cards and mobile apps have routing and account numbers, which may be different from the card number.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
The controls also let users put a blanket restriction on certain categories of apps, such as social, games or entertainment or zero in on a specific app, by limiting the time that can be spent on it.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
Remove an app from your phone’s home screen or delete it entirely.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
For companies like xAI, Google and Apple, the availability of undressing apps represents a leadership failure, said Ann Skeet, senior director of leadership ethics at Santa Clara University’s Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.
—Ethan Baron, Boston Herald, 21 Feb. 2026
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“App.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/app. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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