ALL meanings of app
app
A a - countable noun app An app is a computer program that is written and designed for a specific purpose. 3
- countable noun app An app is a computer program that is designed for use on a mobile digital device. 3
- noun app application (sense 8) 3
- abbreviation APP appendix 3
- abbreviation APP applied 3
- abbreviation APP appointed 3
- abbreviation APP apprentice 3
- abbreviation APP approved 3
- abbreviation Technical meaning of APP application program 3
- noun app computing: application 1
- noun Technical meaning of app (programming, operating system) (Or "application", "app") A complete, self-contained program that performs a specific function directly for the user. This is in contrast to system software such as the operating system kernel, server processes, libraries which exists to support application programs and utility programs. Editors for various kinds of documents, spreadsheets, and text formatters are common examples of applications. Network applications include clients such as those for FTP, electronic mail, telnet and WWW. The term is used fairly loosely, for instance, some might say that a client and server together form a distributed application, others might argue that editors and compilers were not applications but utility programs for building applications. One distinction between an application program and the operating system is that applications always run in user mode (or "non-privileged mode"), while operating systems and related utilities may run in supervisor mode (or "privileged mode"). The term may also be used to distinguish programs which communicate via a graphical user interface from those which are executed from the command line. 1
- noun app A self-contained program or piece of software designed to fulfill a particular purpose; an application, especially as downloaded by a user to a mobile device. 1
- noun app Informal. an appetizer served before a meal. 1
- noun app (computing) An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device. 0
- noun app (Informal) appetizer. 0
- noun app (military) application (not a computer program). 0
- noun app (sports) an appearance in a game (e.g., a player with 10 apps in a season played 10 times). 0