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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Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
As of Friday afternoon, the wait time is down to just 60 minutes, according to the Universal app.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 23 May 2025
The Strategist touched on a couple of options powered by proprietary apps that keep things orderly but limit functionality.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Connie Weeden, 59, is accused of sending cash via a cell phone app to Jermaine Donald, one of the 10 inmates who broke out of the Orleans Justice Center just after midnight last Friday.
—Matt Rehbein, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
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Noun
Among other things Apple gets right, the app’s human editors routinely surface important stories.
—Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
As of Friday afternoon, the wait time is down to just 60 minutes, according to the Universal app.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 23 May 2025
The Strategist touched on a couple of options powered by proprietary apps that keep things orderly but limit functionality.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Connie Weeden, 59, is accused of sending cash via a cell phone app to Jermaine Donald, one of the 10 inmates who broke out of the Orleans Justice Center just after midnight last Friday.
—Matt Rehbein, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
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“App.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/app. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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