killer app

noun

: a computer application of such great value or popularity that it assures the success of the technology with which it is associated

broadly : a feature or component that in itself makes something worth having or using

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Indeed, no killer app — such as the electronic spreadsheet — which gave people a reason to buy personal computers back in the 1980s — or the iTunes store that boosted sales of the iPod in 2003 — has emerged for generative AI. —

Peter Cohan, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 Stablecoins, the the killer app in digital assets delivering the fiat on and off ramps to Web3.0 exploded in 2024 with a number of new issuers and a market cap of over $200 billion, and memecoins had a great run this year, garnering much interest from retail users and investors. —

Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024 The Lightning Network, once the Bitcoin nerds’ pet project, has emerged as the killer app. —

Kjartan Rist, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 Just last week, Google announced Android XR, a new OS for smart glasses, and specifically positioned its Gemini AI assistant as the killer app. —

Victoria Song, The Verge, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for killer app