Definition of apps

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 blacked out to resolve 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 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.
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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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