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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Application \Ap`pli*ca"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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: application n 1: a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; "December 31 is the deadline for applications" 2: 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 [syn: {practical application}] 3: 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" [syn: {application program}, {applications programme}] 4: 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"; [syn: {coating}, {covering}] 5: liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin" [syn: {lotion}] 6: a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application" [syn: {diligence}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: application 1. {application program}. 2. {function application}.
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