app launcher
Software access point
An app launcher is a program or interface that displays and organizes applications for easy access.
On smartphones, the app launcher shows a grid of installed apps.
On computers, it might be a dock, start menu, or search-based tool: I set up a keyboard shortcut for my app launcher.
The launcher itself isn't the apps—it's the gateway to them.
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- menuList of available dishes
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- app iconPictogram for mobile software
- shortcutQuicker alternative path
home screen · homescreen · desktop · widget · springboard · taskbar · start menu · control center · grid · swipe · swipe up · tap · long press · folder · app drawer · notification · android · iOS
- desktoptaskbar, start menu, wallpaper, recycle bin, trash
- desktop toolswidget, weather widget, sticky notes, calculator, notepad
- desktop customizationwallpaper, wallpapers, themes, icons, cursors
- Desktop InterfacesGNOME, Pantheon, Cinnamon, awesome, sway
- File Searchfile search, search bar, search results, full-text search, text search
abstraction level in computing
app launcherapplication
Formal request document
program · executable · app · software · content
launcher, apps, application, applications, launch, launches, launched, launching