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APPLICATION PROGRAM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task
Example:
he has tried several different word processing applications
Synonyms:
application; application program; applications programme
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("application program" is a kind of...):
computer program; computer programme; program; programme ((computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "application program"):
active application (an application that is currently running and in the foreground)
applet (a Java application; an application program that uses the client's web browser to provide a user interface)
frame (an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently)
browser; web browser (a program used to view HTML documents)
natural language processing application; natural language processor (an application program that deals with natural language text)
job ((computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit)
word processing system; word processor (an application that provides the user with tools needed to write and edit and format text and to send it to a printer)
editor; editor program ((computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data)
