APP

Downloadable mobile program

App is short for application—specifically, a software program designed to perform a particular function.

Though the word existed before smartphones, mobile devices made it ubiquitous: I downloaded an app for tracking my runs.

Apps range from games and social media to banking and productivity tools.

The word now applies to software on any device: a desktop app, a web app.

software

application

Formal request document

icon · smartphone · tablet · store · update · interface · notification · widget · developer · platform

abbreviation

application

Formal request document

job · candidate · admission · resume · apply · process · deadline · requirement · status · acceptance

appetizer

starter

Initiator of action

antipasto · dim sum · snack · finger food · canapé · sampler · platter · bruschetta · crudités · dip

Categories
Opposites
software type/complexity

APPoperating system

Software managing computer resources

OS · system software · enterprise software · suite · platform

digital vs. analog tools

APPpen and paper

Basic tools for correspondence

hardware · manual tool · manual process · handwritten note · face-to-face interaction

abbreviation vs. full form

APPapplication

Formal request document

Phrases
Family

apps

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G