app.
An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device.
Meaning & usage
An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device.
application (use, purpose; not a computer program)
application (to a college etc.)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-der. Latin plicō Latin applicō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin applicātiōbor. Old French aplicacionbor. Middle English applicacioun English applicationclip. English app Clipping of application.
appetizer
Where this word comes from
Shortening of appetizer.
An appearance in a game.
That player has had ten apps this season.
Where this word comes from
Shortening of appearance.
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