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: 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
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appendix
3
appliance
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Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 13 Jan. 2026
Additionally, passengers who do not activate a ticket purchased in the TrainTime app before boarding their train will also be subject to an $8 charge.
—Gabby Debenedictis, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2026
In the years since, the app has been at the center of long-running privacy debates, dealt with the occasional lawsuit, and lived through a years-long slowdown.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026
The app lists 3,870 bars and 3,428 wine shops, in 2,313 cities in 35 countries where at least 30% of the wine selections meet the criteria for Vin Méthode Nature, a formal voluntary charter under the French Ministry of Agriculture.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
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Location data from a family tracking app helped corroborate his confession.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 13 Jan. 2026
Additionally, passengers who do not activate a ticket purchased in the TrainTime app before boarding their train will also be subject to an $8 charge.
—Gabby Debenedictis, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2026
In the years since, the app has been at the center of long-running privacy debates, dealt with the occasional lawsuit, and lived through a years-long slowdown.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026
The app lists 3,870 bars and 3,428 wine shops, in 2,313 cities in 35 countries where at least 30% of the wine selections meet the criteria for Vin Méthode Nature, a formal voluntary charter under the French Ministry of Agriculture.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
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“App.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/app. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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