Application : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Application	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Application
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
application n the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose; "he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"; "a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis" Synonym(s): application, practical application a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; "December 31 is the deadline for applications" the work of applying something; "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint"; Synonym(s): application, coating, covering a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; "he has tried several different word processing applications" Synonym(s): application, application program, applications programme liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin" Synonym(s): lotion, application a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application" Synonym(s): application, diligence the action of putting something into operation; "the application of maximum thrust"; "massage has far-reaching medical applications"; "the application of indexes to tables of data"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Application \Ap`plica"tion\, n. [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.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
application 1. {application program}. 2. {function application}.