Pronunciations (4)
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/æp/
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[æʔp̚]
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/ap/
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/ɛp/
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Noun
An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device.
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A visual tool can be thought of as a graphics app that generates most of your program's GUI code for you
So is a spreadsheet app, but I'm not going to put those on a web site any time soon.
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The Web browser was the killer app that kickstarted the Internet and, in turn, enabled it to be embedded in everything
Want realtime flight and gate updates? A calorie counter? A remote for your DVD player? Chances are there's an app for it. Smartphones separate themselves in another key area: connectivity
Parking is by app, which (when it works) is good. But £7.70 to park is extortionate, so GTR needs to look at reducing that.
application (use, purpose; not a computer program)
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SCULLY: What are these chips used for? PENDRELL: Video games, brake systems, they're finding new apps every day. I just read about one being designed to help the severely disabled operate computers using brainwaves.
application (to a college etc.)
Usage- Informal
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“Ky—please don't take this the wrong way—I actually have to wear a dress from our line. You know, to show off my marketing materials on my college app. So, I'm working on it with Hannah.”
Noun
appetizer
Usage- Informal
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The food is some of Breck's best: apps like sweet potato gnocchi with smoked chicken and sage cream[…]
If you lay out a platter of these exciting, beautiful vegetarian appetizers, the other apps will pale in comparison.
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This is not to say that we only serve apps at dinner parties. Quite the contrary; but for smaller gatherings, good appetizers can distinguish you as a host who puts more thought and effort into his or her party menu. Better yet, most apps are relatively easy to make[…]
Noun
An appearance in a game.
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That player has had ten apps this season.