app

plural apps

1. communicationsAn application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device.

   So is a spreadsheet app, but I'm not going to put those on a web site any time soon.

   1999, Jerry Bradenbaugh, JavaScript application cookbook, page xi

   4 more examples

   A visual tool can be thought of as a graphics app that generates most of your program's GUI code for you

   1999 February, Maximum PC, volume 4, number 2

   The Web browser was the killer app that kickstarted the Internet and, in turn, enabled it to be embedded in everything

   1999 November, AUUGN, volume 20, number 4, page 9

   Want realtime flight and gate updates? A calorie counter? A remote for your DVD player? Chances are there's an app for it. Smartphones separate themselves in another key area: connectivity

   2005 May, Popular Science, volume 266, number 5, page 78

   Parking is by app, which (when it works) is good. But £7.70 to park is extortionate, so GTR needs to look at reducing that.

   2025 October 15, 'Mystery Shopper', “About Anglia... and high scores”, in RAIL, number 1046, page 53

2. governmentapplication (use, purpose; not a computer program)

   SCULLY: What are these chips used for? PENDRELL: Video games, brake systems, they're finding new apps every day. I just read about one being designed to help the severely disabled operate computers using brainwaves.

   1995, The X-Files (TV series), Nisei (episode)

3. informaleducationapplication (to a college etc.)

   “Ky—please don't take this the wrong way—I actually have to wear a dress from our line. You know, to show off my marketing materials on my college app. So, I'm working on it with Hannah.”

   2011, Nicole Leigh Shepherd, Stealing Bases

plural apps

1. informalappetizer

   The food is some of Breck's best: apps like sweet potato gnocchi with smoked chicken and sage cream[…]

   2007, Evelyn Spence, Explorer's Guide Colorado's Classic Mountain Towns

   2 more examples

   If you lay out a platter of these exciting, beautiful vegetarian appetizers, the other apps will pale in comparison.

   2009, Robin Asbell, New Vegetarian

   This is not to say that we only serve apps at dinner parties. Quite the contrary; but for smaller gatherings, good appetizers can distinguish you as a host who puts more thought and effort into his or her party menu. Better yet, most apps are relatively easy to make[…]

   2010, Bill Allen, Grillin', Chillin', and Swillin', page 1

plural apps

1. hobbiesAn appearance in a game.

   That player has had ten apps this season.

plural Apps

1. A surname from German.

1. abbreviationpluralplural onlyAbbreviation of appeals.

plural Apps

1. ChinaalternativenonstandardregionalAlternative form of app.
2. abbreviationAbbreviation of approach.

   10 Station App

3. abbreviationrhythmic gymnasticsAbbreviation of apparatus.

plural APPs

1. ChinaalternativenonstandardregionalAlternative form of app.

   The Dalai Lama launches free APP

   2017, Renée Salmonsen, “The Dalai Lama launches free APP”, in Taiwan News

   2 more examples

   World Cup to live on APP in China China's Central Television, jointly with the digital firm of Ali Cloud, Tuesday released the unique APP product that is authorized to broadcast the World Cup live. Besides TV and web, APP on mobile devices has become the 3rd platform to watch the tournament live.

   2014, “World Cup to live on APP in China”, in Xinhua, archived from the original on 04 Jul 2014

   China to foster 300,000 industrial Internet APPs by 2020, ministry China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has recently released a plan to foster 300,000 industrial Internet APPs for specific industries and specific scenarios by 2020, meeting key demands in the key links of the manufacturing industry, including R&D and design, manufacturing, operations, maintenance and operations management.

   2018, “China to foster 300,000 industrial Internet APPs by 2020, ministry”, in Xinhua

plural APPs

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4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of authorized push payment.