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| - | **Application** (more commonly known as an app) is software that bundles together certain features in a way that is accessible to a user. There are millions of apps on both the App Store and Android app stores, offering services (or verticals). | + | An **Application**, also known as an **Application Program** or **Application Software**, is a computer software package that performs a specific function directly for an end user or, in some cases, for another **Application**. An **Application** can be self-contained or a group of programs. The program is a set of operations that runs the application for the user. |
| - | Source: [[https://www.adjust.com/glossary/application/ | Application ]] | + | Some common **Application** examples include: |
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| + | * Word processors | ||
| + | * Database programs | ||
| + | * Web browsers | ||
| + | * Deployment tools | ||
| + | * Image editors | ||
| + | * Communication platforms | ||
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| + | **Applications** use the computer's [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:o:os]] and other supporting programs, typically system software, to function. An **Application** requests services from and communicates with other technologies via an [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:a:api]]. | ||
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| + | Source: [[https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/definition/application ]] | ||