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Definition of killer app
killer app 
noun
- a computer program that single-handedly or near single-handedly makes a computing platform popular.
VisiCalc was one of the first killer apps.
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
Last edited on Aug 21 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 26 2009.
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