app

¹

[ap]

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.

app

²

[ap]

noun

1. Informal.,  an appetizer served before a meal.

app.

³

abbreviation

1. apparatus.

2. apparent.

3. appendix.

4. applied.

5. appointed.

6. approved.

7. approximate.

app

/ æp /

noun

1. informal,  computing short for application program

Word History and Origins

Origin of app¹

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

Origin of app²

By shortening

Example Sentences

The app also added an extra finger onto the influencers hand, and distorted her face.

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Data collected by the Interactive Advertising Bureau found that AI now ranks as the second-most influential shopping source, ahead of retailers’ websites and apps and behind only search engines.

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According to the Polish National Security Agency, the suspects were recruited on the Telegram messaging app.

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Amid rising attention around prediction markets and online gambling, the stock trading app Robinhood Markets jumped back into the spotlight by unveiling a futures and derivatives exchange joint venture with Susquehanna International Group.

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The Court’s decision could have broader implications for search engines, app stores, cloud providers and online retailers.

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Related Words

• program 
• software