application program

American  

Or applications program

noun

1. Computers. a program used for a particular application (system program ).

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application program British  

noun

1. a computer program that is written and designed for a specific need or purpose

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Other Word Forms

• application programmer noun
• application programming noun

Example Sentences

In December, a first-come, first-serve approach to selecting applicants overwhelmed the system, with the online application program closing after 45 minutes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2025

A department spokesman added that, unlike the existing in-country programme for Central American minors, this will not be a direct application program.

From The Guardian • Jan. 13, 2016

To head off scams, Southwick suggests working with members of the DSA, which employs a rigorous one-year application program, and to check www.bbb.org for a company's reliability report.

From Inc • Aug. 24, 2010

The JobCentre database will be opened up via an application program interface to third-party developers so that they could develop new uses for the information.

From The Guardian • Mar. 22, 2010

When a programmer takes a job or an assignment, he usually knows that he will be designing a data base, or word processor or other application program.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn