[ap-li-key-shuh
n] 
| 1. | the act of putting to a special use or purpose: the application of common sense to a problem. |
| 2. | the special use or purpose to which something is put: a technology having numerous applications never thought of by its inventors. |
| 3. | the quality of being usable for a particular purpose or in a special way; relevance: This has no application to the case. |
| 4. | the act of requesting. |
| 5. | a written or spoken request or appeal for employment, admission, help, funds, etc.: to file an application for admission to a university. |
| 6. | a form to be filled out by an applicant, as for a job or a driver's license. |
| 7. | 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. |
| 10. | Computers.
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| ap·pli·ca·tion (āp'lĭ-kā'shən) n.
Of or being a computer program designed for a specific task or use: applications software for a missile guidance system. [Middle English applicacion, from Old French, from Latin applicātiō, applicātiōn-, from applicātus, past participle of applicāre, to affix; see apply.] |