app

1 of 2

noun

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
2
informal : appetizer
… the hidden video monitors that tell the cooks when the V.I.P.'s have finished their appsThomas McNamee

app

2 of 2

abbreviation

1
apparatus
2
appendix
3
appliance

Examples of app in a Sentence

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Noun
The app was downloaded more than 47 million times globally last month. Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024 The topic has become an important battleground between big banks and fintechs like Plaid that connect consumers’ bank accounts to fintech apps. Jeff Kauflin, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 Then Palmer’s phone rings with a call from the dating app MateQuest, and Knight accidentally answers. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024 That may mean installing limits to your time on certain apps, setting up two-factor authentication or only consuming news through old-school media sources. Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for app 

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1981, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of app was in 1981

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“App.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/app. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

app

noun
ˈap
1
2
informal : appetizer

Medical Definition

app

1 of 2 abbreviation
appendix

APP

2 of 2 abbreviation
amyloid precursor protein

Legal Definition

App

abbreviation
Appeals

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