application
application的基本意思是申请,申请表。
但在IT术语中它是应用程序的意思,表示某种技术、系统、产品的应用。我们所称的APP就是这个的缩写。
From Wikipedia:
Application software (app for short) is computing software designed to carry out a specific task other than one relating to the operation of the computer itself,typically to be used by end-users. Examples of an application include a word processor, a spreadsheet program, an accounting application, a web browser, an email client, a media player, a console game, or a photo editor. The collective noun application software refers to all applications collectively. The other principal classifications of software are system software, relating to the operation of the computer, and utility software (“utilities”).
Applications may be bundled with the computer and its system software or published separately and may be coded as proprietary, open-source, or projects. Apps built for mobile platforms are call