killer app
AmericanEtymology
Origin of killer app
1985–90
Example Sentences
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Can TikTok's owner afford to lose its killer app?
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2024
For her, the new killer app is a very old one — playing great live shows.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2024
But consortium members say the semiconductor industry also suffers from a lower profile compared with related fields such as software engineering, where coders garner media attention for developing a splashy video game or killer app.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 19, 2023
“We used to have a killer app every three to four years,” Mr. Manocha said.
From Washington Times • Oct. 5, 2023
Once again, the killer app was not the anticipated one - rather, what caught the public imagination was the hypertext and multimedia features of the World Wide Web.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
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