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the act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose
- fixing a snag in panty hose is not the intended application of nail polish, but it's a handy one
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“Application.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/application. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of application was in the 14th century
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