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app

[ap] / æp /
NOUN
application
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For their youngest child, maternity notes came in an app which could be accessed with a screen reader on their phone, rather than being handwritten in the traditional NHS blue book.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

A China-based app studio built a network of more than 20 dating apps that claimed to be staffed by real people but were secretly run by Claude.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

Evernote, a note-taking app acquired in 2023, was among the holdings Bending Spoons profiled in its IPO prospectus.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

You can keep an eye on the temperatures where you are by checking BBC Weather online and the app.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Grinning, Jake thumbed an app and video-called home.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein




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