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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Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025
By September, Tesla made that app widely available.
—Lora Kolodny,jennifer Elias,annie Palmer, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
These days, there’s always an app.
—Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
Scan your ticket using the Check-A-Ticket feature on the lottery app.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The Statesman, with its companion books, magazines, websites and apps, continues its tradition of reinventing itself to be Boise’s and Idaho’s source of news about the community, the state and beyond.
—Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025
By September, Tesla made that app widely available.
—Lora Kolodny,jennifer Elias,annie Palmer, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
These days, there’s always an app.
—Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
Scan your ticket using the Check-A-Ticket feature on the lottery app.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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“App.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/app. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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