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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Shannon Bond, NPR, 21 Mar. 2026
Authorities in nearly a dozen Russian regions in recent weeks cited various excuses to prevent demonstrations against internet censorship and the blocking of the popular messaging app Telegram.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Another new app feature, called Immersive Navigation, creates a 3D view that reflects structures and terrain around you and highlights crosswalks, lanes, stop signs and traffic lights.
—Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
Researchers found that this app requests 33 permissions, including access to text messages, call logs, contacts, microphone recordings and accessibility features.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
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That has to be done in advance, and travelers also have to choose biometric screening in their airline apps.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 21 Mar. 2026
Authorities in nearly a dozen Russian regions in recent weeks cited various excuses to prevent demonstrations against internet censorship and the blocking of the popular messaging app Telegram.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Another new app feature, called Immersive Navigation, creates a 3D view that reflects structures and terrain around you and highlights crosswalks, lanes, stop signs and traffic lights.
—Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
Researchers found that this app requests 33 permissions, including access to text messages, call logs, contacts, microphone recordings and accessibility features.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
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