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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 for

  1. apparatus.
  2. apparent.
  3. appendix.
  4. applied.
  5. appointed.
  6. approved.
  7. approximate.

app

/ æ /

noun

  1. informal.
    computing short for application program
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of app1

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

Origin of app2

By shortening
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Over the Easter weekend, customers reported problems using contactless pay and Click & Collect, and online orders have been paused on the company's website and app since Friday.

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But these systems are also vulnerable to more "traditional" web app techniques, he says.

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You can keep up to date with the prospects for your area by checking BBC Weather online and on the app.

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She said the government was allowing such apps to "go unchecked with extreme real-world consequences".

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Sir Keir is spending Monday touring hospitals promoting reforms to the NHS app - which he said will haul the health service out of the "dark ages", saving it money and cutting waiting lists.

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