application
noun
[ aplɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n ]
• a formal request to be considered for a position or to be allowed to do or have something, submitted to an authority, institution, or organization.
• "an application for leave"
Similar:
request,
appeal,
petition,
entreaty,
plea,
solicitation,
supplication,
requisition,
suit,
approach,
inquiry,
claim,
demand,
• the action of putting something into operation.
• "the application of general rules to particular cases"
Similar:
implementation,
use,
exercise,
employment,
administration,
utilization,
practice,
applying,
discharge,
exertion,
execution,
prosecution,
enactment,
carrying out,
accomplishment,
praxis,
• the action of applying something to a surface.
• "paints suitable for application on fabric"
Similar:
putting on,
rubbing in,
spreading,
smearing,
• sustained effort; hard work.
• "the job takes a great deal of patience and application"
Similar:
diligence,
industriousness,
industry,
assiduity,
commitment,
dedication,
devotion,
conscientiousness,
perseverance,
persistence,
tenacity,
doggedness,
sedulousness,
concentration,
intentness,
attention,
attentiveness,
steadiness,
patience,
endurance,
effort,
hard work,
labour,
striving,
endeavour,
• a program or piece of software designed to fulfil a particular purpose.
• "a database application"
Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin applicatio(n- ), from the verb applicare (see apply).
