a form to be filled out by an applicant, as for a job or a driver's license.
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close attention; persistent effort: Application to one's studies is necessary.
8.
an act or instance of spreading on, rubbing in, or bringing into contact: the application of a compress to a wound; a second application of varnish.
9.
a salve, ointment, or the like, applied as a soothing or healing agent.
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Computers.
a.
a type of job or problem that lends itself to processing or solution by computer: Inventory control is a common business application.
b.
Also called application software, application program. a computer program used for a particular type of job or problem: Your new computer comes preloaded with applications.
Origin: 1375–1425; late Middle English applicacio(u)n (< Middle French ) < Latin applicātiōn- (stem of applicātiō), equivalent to applicāt(us) applied (past participle of applicāre to apply) + -iōn--ion