===== Application =====
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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.

Some common **Application** examples include:

  * Word processors
  * Database programs
  * Web browsers
  * Deployment tools
  * Image editors
  * Communication platforms

**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]].

Source: [[https://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/definition/application ]]