application

English

Etymology

    Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#APPLICATIONCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#APPLICATIONCategory:English terms derived from Latin#APPLICATIONCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#APPLICATIONCategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₂éd#APPLICATIONCategory:English entries referencing missing etymons#APPLICATIONCategory:English terms derived from Old French#APPLICATIONCategory:English terms suffixed with -ication#APPLICATIONCategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pel- (fold)#APPLICATIONCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Italic#APPLICATIONCategory:Pages with etymology trees#APPLICATIONCategory:English entries with etymology trees#APPLICATIONCategory:Pages with inline etymon for redlinks#APPLICATIONCategory:Pages using etymon with no ID#APPLICATION Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#APPLICATIONCategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pleḱ-#APPLICATION

    From Late Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#APPLICATIONCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#APPLICATION applicacioun, borrowed from Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#APPLICATION aplicacion (French application), from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#APPLICATION applicātiōnem, accusative singular of applicātiō (attachment; application, inclination), from applicō (join to, attach; apply). Equivalent to apply + -icationCategory:English terms suffixed with -ication#APPLICATION.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    application (countable and uncountable, plural applications)Category:English lemmas#APPLICATIONCategory:English nouns#APPLICATIONCategory:English uncountable nouns#APPLICATIONCategory:English countable nouns#APPLICATIONCategory:English countable nouns#APPLICATIONCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#APPLICATIONCategory:Pages with entries#APPLICATIONCategory:Pages with 3 entries#APPLICATION

    1. The act of physically applying or laying on.
      The application of this cream should reduce the swelling.Category:English terms with usage examples#APPLICATION
    2. The substance applied.
    3. The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.
    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.Category:English terms with usage examples#APPLICATION
      The application of a theory to a set of data can be challenging.Category:English terms with usage examples#APPLICATION
    5. (computingCategory:en:Computing#APPLICATION) 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 application can connect to most social networks.
      Category:English terms with usage examples#APPLICATION
    6. A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar.
      December 31 is the deadline for MBA applications.Category:English terms with usage examples#APPLICATION
    7. (bureaucracy, lawCategory:en:Law#APPLICATION) A petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter.
      Their application for a deferral of the hearing was granted.Category:English terms with usage examples#APPLICATION
    8. The act of requesting, claiming, or petitioning something.
    9. Diligence; close thought or attention.
    10. A kind of needlework; appliqué.
    11. (computing theoryCategory:en:Theory of computing#APPLICATION) The substitution of a specific value for the parameter in the abstraction, in lambda calculus.
    12. (obsoleteCategory:English terms with obsolete senses#APPLICATION) Compliance.

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    French

    Etymology

    Inherited from Middle FrenchCategory:French terms inherited from Middle French#APPLICATIONCategory:French terms derived from Middle French#APPLICATION application, from Old FrenchCategory:French terms inherited from Old French#APPLICATIONCategory:French terms derived from Old French#APPLICATION aplicacion, from LatinCategory:French terms derived from Latin#APPLICATION applicātiōnem.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    application f (plural applications)Category:French lemmas#APPLICATIONCategory:French nouns#APPLICATIONCategory:French countable nouns#APPLICATIONCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#APPLICATIONCategory:French feminine nouns#APPLICATIONCategory:Pages with entries#APPLICATIONCategory:Pages with 3 entries#APPLICATION

    1. application
    2. (mathematicsCategory:fr:Mathematics#APPLICATION) mapping
    3. (softwareCategory:fr:Software#APPLICATION) application
      Synonym: programme

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    Further reading

    Middle French

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    Etymology

    From Old FrenchCategory:Middle French terms inherited from Old French#APPLICATIONCategory:Middle French terms derived from Old French#APPLICATION aplicacion, from LatinCategory:Middle French terms derived from Latin#APPLICATION applicātiōnem, accusative singular of applicātiō.

    Noun

    application f (plural applications)Category:Middle French lemmas#APPLICATIONCategory:Middle French nouns#APPLICATIONCategory:Middle French entries with incorrect language header#APPLICATIONCategory:Middle French feminine nouns#APPLICATIONCategory:Pages with entries#APPLICATIONCategory:Pages with 3 entries#APPLICATIONCategory:Middle French countable nouns#APPLICATION

    1. application (act of applying something)

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    References

    • application on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
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