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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Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Many pharmacies have apps for your phone as well as refill and pickup reminders.
—Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 22 Dec. 2025
The hybrid menu item was first introduced in 2014 before becoming just an online and in-app exclusive in 2020 and being fully discontinued in 2023, according to Taco Bell Wiki.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
Hayes plans to host more of these events, and said that conversations concerning podcasts about sports and reality TV are already happening on the app.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
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Noun
YouTube gives people tools to publish videos and an app in which users can watch them; Roblox gives people tools to build video games and an app in which users can play them.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Many pharmacies have apps for your phone as well as refill and pickup reminders.
—Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 22 Dec. 2025
The hybrid menu item was first introduced in 2014 before becoming just an online and in-app exclusive in 2020 and being fully discontinued in 2023, according to Taco Bell Wiki.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
Hayes plans to host more of these events, and said that conversations concerning podcasts about sports and reality TV are already happening on the app.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
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“App.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/app. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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