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Webster 1913 Edition

Application

Apˊpli-ca′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
applicatio
, fr.
applicare
: cf. F.
application
. See
Apply
.]
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.
Locke.
4.
The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence;
as, I make the remark, and leave you to make the
application
; the
application
of a theory.
5.
Hence, in specific uses:
(a)
That part of a sermon or discourse in which the principles before laid down and illustrated are applied to practical uses; the “moral” of a fable.
(b)
The use of the principles of one science for the purpose of enlarging or perfecting another;
as, the
application
of algebra to geometry
.
6.
The capacity of being practically applied or used; relevancy;
as, a rule of general
application
.
7.
The act of fixing the mind or closely applying one’s self; assiduous effort; close attention;
as, to injure the health by
application
to study
.
Had his
application
been equal to his talents, his progress might have been greater.
J. Jay.
8.
The act of making request of soliciting;
as, an
application
for an office; he made
application
to a court of chancery.
9.
A request; a document containing a request;
as, his
application
was placed on file
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Application

APPLICA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. applicatio. See Apply.]
1.
The act of laying on; as the application of emollients to a diseased limb.
2.
The thing applied; as, the pain was abated by the application.
3.
The act of making request or soliciting; as, he made application to a court of chancery.
4.
The act of applying as means; the employment of means; as, children may be governed by a suitable application of rewards and punishments. This is the first signification directed to moral objects.
5. The act of fixing the mind; intenseness of thought; close study; attention; as, to injure the health by application to study.
Had his application been equal to his talents, his progress might have been greater.
6.
The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate the agreement or disagreement; as, I make the remark and leave you to make the application.
7.
In theology, the act by which the merits of Christ are transferred to man, for his justification.
8.
In geometry, a division for applying one quantity to another, whose areas, but not figures, shall be the same; or the transferring a given line into a circle or other figure, so that its ends shall be in the perimeter of the figure.
9.
In sermons, that part of the discourse, in which the principles before laid down and illustrated, are applied to practical uses.

Definition 2025

application

application

English

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.
    • Johnson
      He invented a new application by which blood might be stanched.
    • 1857, John Eadie, ‎John Francis Waller, ‎William John Macquorn Rankine, The Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography
      His body was stripped, laid out upon a table, and covered with a hearsecloth, when some of his attendants perceived symptoms of returning animation, and by the use of warm applications, internal and external, gradually restored him to life.
  3. The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.
    • John Locke
      If a right course […] be taken with children, there will not be much need of the application of the common rewards and punishments.
  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.)
    This iPhone application can connect to most 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

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References

  • WordNet 3.0 .

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin applicatio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.pli.ka.sjɔ̃/

Noun

application f ‎(plural applications)

  1. application
  2. (mathematics) mapping

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) IPA(key): /aplɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən/
  • Hyphenation: ap‧pli‧ca‧tion
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

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