Definition of an app

app

noun

"application."
I got this slick app for my phone.

Citation from "The Great Language Land Grab", The New York Times, Ben Zimmer, March 26 2011 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

Citation from "He Has Millions and a New Job at Yahoo. Soon, He'll Be 18.", The New York Times, Brian Stetler, March 25 2013 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
Last edited on Mar 25 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
an appetizer.
Do you guys want apps?
- See more words with the same meaning: food.
Last edited on Aug 21 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 26 2009.

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