app

¹ American  

[ap] / æp /

noun

1. Informal. an appetizer served before a meal.

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app ² American  

[ap] / æp /

noun

1. Digital Technology. a software application, often a small, specialized program for mobile devices.

   You’ll find numerous free photo editing apps in the app store on your smartphone.

   The word processing app that comes with the laptop isn’t adequate for our publishing needs.

2. an application; a form to be filled out by an applicant.

   I'm working on my college apps.

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app. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. apparatus.

2. apparent.

3. appendix.

4. applied.

5. appointed.

6. approved.

7. approximate.

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app British  

/ æp /

noun

1. informal computing short for application program

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Etymology

Origin of app¹

By shortening

Origin of app¹

First recorded in 1985–90; shortening of application ( def. )

Example Sentences

But you can always carry out transactions through an ATM or your bank’s app or website.

From MarketWatch

As of November, AI Overviews reached two billion monthly active users and the Gemini app reached 650 million monthly active users.

From MarketWatch

I used AI to build a running app.

From The Wall Street Journal

Your phone or car’s mapping app might try to send you down one to reach a trail.

From Los Angeles Times

"We had a substantive conversation on all issues and highly value the progress that the Ukrainian and American teams have made over the past weeks," Zelensky said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app.

From BBC

Related Words

• program
• software