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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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
Supporting a wide variety of content—from streaming services and vinyl to television and more—each system offers effortless control via the Technics Audio Center app, remote, or integrated control panel.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2025
The app makes tweaks painless, coverage blankets the house, and those multi-gig ports keep your fastest gear humming.
—PC Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
While the second half of the season 41 finale airs Wednesday, footage from the end of the episode was uploaded on TikTok with no spoiler warning over the weekend and remained on the social media app for almost two days.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Experts urge donors to avoid gift cards, wire transfers and cash apps, since those payments are hard to trace and even harder to recover.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
Supporting a wide variety of content—from streaming services and vinyl to television and more—each system offers effortless control via the Technics Audio Center app, remote, or integrated control panel.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2025
The app makes tweaks painless, coverage blankets the house, and those multi-gig ports keep your fastest gear humming.
—PC Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
While the second half of the season 41 finale airs Wednesday, footage from the end of the episode was uploaded on TikTok with no spoiler warning over the weekend and remained on the social media app for almost two days.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Dec. 2025
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“App.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/app. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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