application

English

Etymology

Late Middle English applicacioun, from Old French aplicacion (French application), from Latin applicātiōnem, accusative singular of applicātiō (“attachment; application, inclination”), from applicō (“join to, attach; apply”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˌæp.ləˈkeɪ.ʃən/, X-SAMPA: /%{p.l@"keI.S@n/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

application (plural applications)

1. The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.
2. The thing applied.
   • He invented a new application by which blood might be stanched. --Johnson.
3. The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.
   • If a right course . . . be taken with children, there will not be much need of the application of the common rewards and punishments. --John Locke.
4. The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence.

   I make the remark, and leave you to make the application.

   The application of a theory to a set of data can be challenging.

5. (computing) A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)

   The iPhone application VR+ connects to major social networks.

6. A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school.

   December 31 is the deadline for MBA applications.

7. (bureaucracy, law) A petition, entreaty, or other request.

   Their application for a deferral of the hearing was granted.

Hyponyms

• See also Wikisaurus:software

Synonyms

• (computer software): software, program

Translations

the act of applying

• Bulgarian: приложение (bg) (priloženie), употреба (bg) (upotreba)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 應用 (cmn), 应用 (cmn) (yìngyòng)

• Dutch: aanbrengen (nl) n
• Finnish: siveleminen (fi), levittäminen (fi), käyttö (fi)
• German: Antrag (de) m
• Greek: εφαρμογή (el) (efarmogí) f, χρήση (el) (chrísi) f

• Hebrew: יישום (he) (yisúm) m
• Hungarian: rávitel (hu), bevonás (hu)
• Korean: 응용 (ko) (eungyong), 애플리케이션 (ko) (aepeullikeisyeon)
• Portuguese: aplicação (pt) f
• Romanian: aplicare (ro) f
• Russian: применение (ru) (primenénije) n
• Spanish: solicitud (es) f

the thing applied

• Dutch: toepassing (nl)
• Finnish: menetelmä (fi), sovellus (fi)
• French: application (fr) f
• Greek: εφαρμογή (el) (efarmogí) f

• Hebrew: יישום (he) (yisúm) m
• Hungarian: jelentkezés (hu)
• Romanian: aplicație (ro) f
• Spanish: solicitud (es) f

the act of applying as a means

• Dutch: toepassing (nl) f
• Finnish: soveltaminen (fi), käyttö (fi)
• French: application (fr) f

• German: Anwendung (de) f
• Hebrew: יישום (he) (yisúm) m

the act of directing or referring something to a particular case

• Bulgarian: приложмост (bg) (priložmost)
• Dutch: toepassing (nl) f in de praktijk
• Finnish: soveltaminen (fi)

• German: Anwendung (de) f
• Hebrew: יישום (he) (yisúm) m

a computer program

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 應用程序 (cmn), 应用程序 (cmn) (yìngyòng chéngxù)

• Czech: aplikace (cs) f
• Dutch: computerprogramma (nl) n, softwarepakket (nl) n, toepassing (nl) f, applicatie (nl) f
• Estonian: rakendus (et)
• Finnish: sovellus (fi)
• French: application (fr) f, programme (fr) m
• German: Anwendung (de) f
• Greek: εφαρμογή (el) (efarmogí) f, πρόγραμμα (el) (prógramma) n
• Hebrew: יישום (he) (yisúm) m, אפליקציה (he) (aplikátsya) f, תכנה (he) (tokhná) f
• Hungarian: alkalmazás (hu)

• Icelandic: forrit (is) n, tölvuforrit (is) n
• Irish: feidhmchlár (ga) m
• Japanese: アプリケーション (ja) (apurikēshon)
• Malay: aplikasi (ms)
• Norwegian: program (no) n, applikasjon (no) m
• Portuguese: aplicativo (pt) m (Brazil), aplicação (pt) f (Portugal)
• Romanian: aplicație (ro) f, aplicație computerică (ro) f
• Russian: приложение (ru) (priložénije) n, (прикладная) программа (ru) (prográmma) f
• Scottish Gaelic: cleachdadh (gd) m
• Spanish: aplicación (es) f
• Turkish: uygulama (tr)

a verbal or written request

• Bulgarian: заявление (bg) (zajavlenie), молба (bg) (molba)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 申請 (cmn), 申请 (cmn) (shēnqǐng), 請求 (cmn), 请求 (cmn) (qǐngqiú)

• Dutch: aanschrijven (nl) n, aanvraag (nl) f
• Estonian: taotlus (et)
• Finnish: hakemus (fi), anomus (fi)
• German: Antrag (de) m
• Greek: αίτηση (el) (aítisi) f
• Hebrew: בקשה (he) (bakashá) f

• Hindi: अर्ज़ी (hi) (arzī) f
• Hungarian: kérvény (hu)
• Icelandic: umsókn (is) f
• Japanese: 応募 (ja) (ōbo), 出願 (ja) (shutsugan)
• Norwegian: søknad (no)
• Russian: заявление (ru) (zajavlénije) n, ходатайство (ru) (xodátajstvo) n, просьба (ru) (prósʹba) f, прошение (ru) (prošénije) n
• Scottish Gaelic: iarrtas (gd) m
• Spanish: solicitud (es) f

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Translations to be checked

• French: application (fr) f

• Jèrriais: applyicâtion f

References

• WordNet 3.0 [1].

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin applicatio.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /a.pli.ka.sjɔ̃/, X-SAMPA: /a.pli.ka.sjO~/

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Noun

application f

1. application
2. (mathematics) mapping