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View synonyms for app

app

1

[ ap ]

noun

  1. Digital Technology. a software application, often a small, specialized program for mobile devices:

    You’ll find numerous free photo editing apps in the app store on your smartphone.

    The word processing app that comes with the laptop isn’t adequate for our publishing needs.

  2. an application; a form to be filled out by an applicant:

    I'm working on my college apps.

app

2

[ ap ]

noun

  1. Informal. an appetizer served before a meal.

app.

3

abbreviation for

  1. apparatus.
  2. apparent.
  3. appendix.
  4. applied.
  5. appointed.
  6. approved.
  7. approximate.

app

/ æp /

noun

  1. informal.
    computing short for application program

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Word History and Origins

Origin of app1

First recorded in 1985–90; shortening of application ( def )

Origin of app2

By shortening

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