English

Etymology

Latin applicatio , from applicare : compare with French application. See Apply.

Pronunciation

IPA: WEAE /ˌæp.ləˈke.ʃən/

Noun

1. The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.
2. The thing applied.

   He invented a new application by which blood might be stanched. --Johnson.

3. The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.

   If a right course . . . be taken with children, there will not be much need of the application of the common rewards and punishments. --Locke.

4. The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence; as, I make the remark, and leave you to make the application; the application of a theory.
5. A computer program; the set of software that the end-user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose.

Translations

• Finnish: sovellutus , sovellus