App
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /æp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: App is a noun meaning (computing, mobile telephony) An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device.
Meaning
(computing, mobile telephony) An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device.
More Meanings
- (military) application (use, purpose; not a computer program)
- (education, informal) application (to a college etc.)
- (informal) appetizer
- (sports) An appearance in a game.
Example Sentences
So is a spreadsheet app, but I'm not going to put those on a web site any time soon.
The food is some of Breck's best: apps like sweet potato gnocchi with smoked chicken and sage cream[…]
A visual tool can be thought of as a graphics app that generates most of your program's GUI code for you
The Web browser was the killer app that kickstarted the Internet and, in turn, enabled it to be embedded in everything
Word Forms
- apps
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pap, apa, appx, apt, apartment, authority.
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