application development

Building digital tools

Application development is the process of creating software programs, especially for computers or mobile devices.

The term covers the full cycle from initial design through coding, testing, and deployment.

In business contexts, it often refers specifically to building custom software solutions: Our application development team is working on a new inventory system.

Commonly shortened to app development when discussing mobile software.

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JavaScriptWeb programming language
AndroidGoogle's phone platform
iOSMobile operating system
mobile appTouchscreen device program

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