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application

[ap-li-key-shuhn] / ˌæp lɪˈkeɪ ʃən /




NOUN
the act of putting a substance on something
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NOUN
computer program
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After the story published, though, a White House spokesperson posted that “this application was not for the President.”

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2026

The researchers have filed a patent application for the material.

From Science Daily • Jun. 26, 2026

The case against James, which has since been dismissed, centered on an allegedly falsified mortgage application.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

Such a delay would be “good news for the application side, but bad news for the cloud-infrastructure side,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026

If telescopes with a magnification of 20X had had a practical application, they would have had them.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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