1
: application sense 3
a word processing app
especially
: an application designed for a mobile device (such as a smartphone)
Health-insurance companies and government officials alike are drawn to the ability of smartphone apps to reach tough-to-access patients, to effect long-term lifestyle changes, and to do it all at a very low cost. —
Marcellus Hall
see also killer app
Marcellus Hall 2
informal
: appetizer
… the hidden video monitors that tell the cooks when the V.I.P.'s have finished their apps …—Thomas McNamee
Thomas McNamee1
apparatus
2
appendix
3
appliance
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Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
The app opens the door to a new class of therapies that could dramatically increase access to treatment.
—Alice Park, TIME, 24 Dec. 2024
What To Know Eric Trump's post showed map outlines of the Panama Canal, Greenland and Canada as items in an Amazon shopping cart, along with a mock-up of his father looking at his phone with the same Amazon app screen open.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
This interactive simulation app is available for Android or Apple iOS devices and can be downloaded for free at NORAD’s official site.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Noun
This past spring, President Joe Biden signed into law a bill that would force TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell the app or face a ban in the U.S., which is set to go into effect in January unless the Supreme Court intervenes.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
The app opens the door to a new class of therapies that could dramatically increase access to treatment.
—Alice Park, TIME, 24 Dec. 2024
What To Know Eric Trump's post showed map outlines of the Panama Canal, Greenland and Canada as items in an Amazon shopping cart, along with a mock-up of his father looking at his phone with the same Amazon app screen open.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
This interactive simulation app is available for Android or Apple iOS devices and can be downloaded for free at NORAD’s official site.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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“App.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/app. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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