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, 15 Aug. 2025
Under Operation Homecoming, the new app allows undocumented immigrants to arrange self-deportation, with the government offering $1,000 and a free flight to encourage voluntary departure.
—Billal Rahman
dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
The app was the popular gay dating platform Grindr, prosecutors confirmed to News 12 Long Island.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2025
The show is scheduled to premiere on Starz on Friday, Nov. 7, at midnight ET on the TV network's app.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The network’s app and website are also streaming continuous updates, paired with special newsletters from Sherman and host Leland Vittert.
—Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Under Operation Homecoming, the new app allows undocumented immigrants to arrange self-deportation, with the government offering $1,000 and a free flight to encourage voluntary departure.
—Billal Rahman
dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
The app was the popular gay dating platform Grindr, prosecutors confirmed to News 12 Long Island.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2025
The show is scheduled to premiere on Starz on Friday, Nov. 7, at midnight ET on the TV network's app.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
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“App.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/app. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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