Meanings
nounkiller application (plural killer applications)
plural killer applications
- A technological product that is so good, or so innovative, that it is irresistible to potential customers; especially a software product that persuades people to buy the hardware needed to use it.
Translations
Finnish läpimurtosovellus
- läpimurtosovellusirresistibly good technological product
German Killer-Anwendung, Killer-Applikation
- Killer-Anwendungirresistibly good technological product
- Killer-Applikationirresistibly good technological product
Japanese キラーアプリケーション
- キラーアプリケーション (kirā apurikēshon)irresistibly good technological product
Swedish genombrottsprogram
- genombrottsprogramirresistibly good technological product
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APA
killer application. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/killer%20application
MLA
“killer application.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/killer%20application. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “killer application,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/killer%20application.
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